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