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Affixes and Roots Review

Quiz by Melissa Kirkbride

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22 questions
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  • Q1
    A ____________ attaches to the beginning of a root/base word to create a new word with a different meaning.
    root word
    base word
    suffix
    prefix
    30s
  • Q2
    A _____________ attaches to the end of a root/base word to create a new word with a different meaning.
    root word
    base word
    suffix
    prefix
    30s
  • Q3
    A _______________ can stand on its own and have meaning.
    suffix
    base word
    prefix
    root word
    30s
  • Q4
    Sometimes from a different language, ____________ always have prefixes or suffixes, and help us understand the meaning the word.
    root word
    verb
    base word
    noun
    30s
  • Q5
    The prefix "pre-" means
    bad
    before
    not
    after
    30s
  • Q6
    The prefix "re-" means
    before
    again
    not
    bad
    30s
  • Q7
    A prefix meaning "bad" or "wrong" is
    re-
    in-
    mis-
    non-
    30s
  • Q8
    All of the following prefixes mean "not" or "the opposite of" EXCEPT
    dis-
    non-
    un-
    out-
    30s
  • Q9
    All of the following prefixes mean "inside" or "not" EXCEPT
    un-
    in-
    im-
    30s
  • Q10
    The prefix "out-" means all of the following EXCEPT
    beyond
    behind
    outside
    30s
  • Q11
    The suffixes "-ful" and "-ous" mean
    not
    without
    inside
    full of
    30s
  • Q12
    The suffix "-less" means
    behind
    full
    without
    not
    30s
  • Q13
    Which part of the word "dependable" is the suffix?
    pend
    de
    able
    depend
    30s
  • Q14
    Which part of the word "amazement" is the suffix?
    am
    nt
    amaze
    ment
    30s
  • Q15
    Which word means "most small"
    smaller
    smallest
    small
    30s

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