Prefixes and suffixes

Prefixes and suffixes Worksheet

1. What does the suffix "less" mean in the word careless?

(a) full of            (b) able to          (c) without        (d) one who

2. What does the prefix "bi" mean in the word bicycle?

(a) two                (b) one                (c) not                 (d) opposite of

3. What does unlikeable mean?

(a) like again                                 (b) not able to like

(c) full of like                                 (d) able to like again

4. Which of these prefixes means "bad or wrong"?

(a) pre-               (b) non-              (c) bi-                 (d) mis-

5. What does reread mean?

(a) read before                              (b) read again

(c) read wrong                              (d) not read

6. What does faithful mean?

(a) full of faith                               (b) without faith       

(c) able to have faith                    (d) no faith

7. What does the suffix "er" mean in the word teacher?

(a) full of            (b) without        (c) one who       (d) able to

8. What does the suffix "able" mean?

(a) full of                                         (b) one who

(c) without                                     (d) able to

9. What does misspell mean?

(a) spell again                               (b) spell before

(c) spell wrong                              (d) opposite of spell

10. In the word jumped, jump is called the  ____?

(a) suffix                                         (b) baseword   

(c) prefix                                        (d) action verb

Answers:

1. c

2. a

3. b

4. d

5. b

6. a

7. c

8. d

9. d

10. c