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Prefixes, Suffixes & Root words
Contributed by: Corroon
(Original author: Lamar)
  • 1. What is the suffix: unhappily
A) happy
B) un
C) ly
D) happily
  • 2. misunderstand means
A) not understanding
B) clear, easy to follow
C) anger at the TV set
D) standing under a tree
  • 3. What is the suffix: relaxation
A) ation
B) kick back
C) relax
D) re
  • 4. overload means
A) not loaded at all
B) too much of a load
C) not enough stuff
D) unloaded
  • 5. What is the prefix: international
A) country
B) nation
C) al
D) inter
  • 6. Which prefix means 'again'?
A) un
B) re
C) super
D) mis
  • 7. The root word "bio" means...
A) animals
B) bad smelling
C) plants
D) life
  • 8. Which prefix means 'not'?
A) re
B) ly
C) pre
D) un
  • 9. The root word "mort" means...
A) dead/death
B) alive
C) embarrassed
D) change
  • 10. Which prefix means 'below'?
A) mis
B) re
C) un
D) sub
  • 11. The root word "tele" means...
A) TV
B) images
C) from afar
  • 12. Which prefix means 'not'?
A) re
B) y
C) mis
D) sub
  • 13. preview means
A) after you have read it
B) not to read
C) view it before
D) reading carefully
  • 14. What is the prefix in "misunderstanding"?
A) ing
B) stand
C) mis
D) understand
  • 15. unhappy means
A) happily
B) super happy
C) very happy
D) not happy
  • 16. Which prefix means 'across'?
A) inter
B) im
C) trans
D) anti
  • 17. submarine means
A) under water
B) on top of the water
C) over the world
D) the Titanic as it floated
  • 18. The root word "port" means...
A) ship
B) carry
C) dock
D) goods
  • 19. recycle means
A) use the first time, something new
B) to use again
C) throw away, garbage
D) biking again down the street
  • 20. Which prefix means 'against'?
A) pre
B) fore
C) anti
D) un
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