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