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