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Prefixes & Suffixes

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  1. 1.

    What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

    (a) Again(b) Not / opposite(c) Before(d) After
  2. 2.

    Add a prefix to 'happy' to make it mean 'not happy'.

    Answer: ____________________________________

  3. 3.

    What does 'redo' mean?

    (a) Do before(b) Do again(c) Not do(d) Do badly
  4. 4.

    Add the suffix '-ful' to 'care'. What word do you get?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  5. 5.

    What does the suffix '-less' mean?

    (a) Full of(b) Without(c) More(d) Again
  6. 6.

    Add '-ly' to 'slow'. What word do you get?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  7. 7.

    Which word has a prefix?

    (a) playing(b) kindness(c) rebuild(d) teacher
  8. 8.

    What does 'hopeless' mean?

    (a) Full of hope(b) Without hope(c) More hope(d) Before hope
  9. 9.

    Add a prefix to 'kind' to make it mean 'not kind'.

    Answer: ____________________________________

  10. 10.

    What is the root word in 'unbreakable'?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  11. 11.

    Which word means 'full of joy'?

    (a) joyless(b) joyful(c) enjoy(d) joyfully
  12. 12.

    Add the suffix '-ness' to 'dark'. What does the new word mean?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  13. 13.

    What does 'disagree' mean?

    (a) Agree again(b) Agree before(c) Not agree(d) Agree more
  14. 14.

    Which suffix would you add to 'teach' to make a person who teaches?

    (a) -ful(b) -less(c) -er(d) -ly
  15. 15.

    What does 'misunderstand' mean?

    (a) Understand again(b) Understand wrongly(c) Not understand at all(d) Understand before
  16. 16.

    Add a prefix and suffix to 'care' to make a word that means 'in a way that is not careful'.

    Answer: ____________________________________

  17. 17.

    Which word uses the prefix 'pre-' correctly?

    (a) pretest(b) pregood(c) prefast(d) prered
  18. 18.

    What is the difference between 'helpful' and 'helpless'?

  19. 19.

    Which word has both a prefix and a suffix?

    (a) unkind(b) kindly(c) slowly(d) unkindly
  20. 20.

    Add the correct prefix to make the opposite: '___ appear' (the magician made the rabbit ___ appear)

    Answer: ____________________________________

Answer key — P3 English: Prefixes & Suffixes

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  1. 1.(b) Not / opposite
  2. 2.unhappy
  3. 3.(b) Do again
  4. 4.careful
  5. 5.(b) Without
  6. 6.slowly
  7. 7.(c) rebuild
  8. 8.(b) Without hope
  9. 9.unkind
  10. 10.break
  11. 11.(b) joyful
  12. 12.darkness
  13. 13.(c) Not agree
  14. 14.(c) -er
  15. 15.(b) Understand wrongly
  16. 16.carelessly
  17. 17.(a) pretest
  18. 18.Helpful means giving help; helpless means unable to help oneself
  19. 19.(d) unkindly
  20. 20.disappear
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