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