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Prefix Suffix Exercise
Prefix Suffix Exercise
o A.
o B.
A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning
o C.
A group of letters put at the end of a root word which changes its meaning
o D.
None of these
2.
Which of the following is not a suffix?
o A.
Ful
o B.
Ing
o C.
Re
o D.
None of these
3.
Which suffix can you add to the end of the cook to make a new word?
o A.
Ing
o B.
Ful
o C.
Est
o D.
Ied
4.
If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what is left of the word "unemployed?"
o A.
Unemploy
o B.
Employed
o C.
Employ
o D.
None of these
What prefix would you add to the word "finished" to show that there is still some
work to be done?
o A.
Un
o B.
Dis
o C.
Mis
o D.
Sub
6.
If you wanted to compare two bags of shopping, what would you say?
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
7.
What prefix would you add to the word "view" to indicate that you see something
before other people do?
o A.
Re
o B.
Pre
o C.
Dis
o D.
None of these
8.
Which of these words cannot be made into another word by adding the prefix "sub?"
o A.
Way
o B.
Marine
o C.
Bird
o D.
Mission
Which of these prefixes means below?
o A.
Under
o B.
Pre
o C.
Over
o D.
Here
10.
What does the prefix do the word "cooked" in this sentence? The pies were precooked.
o A.
o B.
o D.
11.
If you take away the prefix from disagreeing, the root word is agreed.
o A.
True
o B.
False
12.
What does the prefix "dis" do to the word appeared in this sentence? The cat
disappeared before her very eyes.
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
13.
What does the suffix "ful" do to the word house in this sentence? 'She had a houseful
that weekend'.
o A.
It tells you that her house was empty that weekend.
o B.
o C.
It tells you that she had lots of people staying in her house that weekend.
o D.
None of these
14.
A suffix is meant by a group of letters that you add to the start of a root word.
o A.
True
o B.
False
15.
Which of these is a suffix?
o A.
Pre
o B.
Un
o C.
Pro
o D.
Ed