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