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