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