Affixes

1.

1 point

What does the prefix do to the word 'cooked' in this sentence?

The pies were precooked.

It tells you the pies need cooking again.

It tells you the pies have already been cooked.

It tells you that you need to cook the pies.

2.

1 point

The word PRE-WAR means?

during the war

before the war

after the war

3.

1 point

Which two suffixes have the same meaning?

s and es

less and ness

ful and ness

4.

1 point

What does the word TIRELESS mean?

never feeling tired

felling less tired than someone else

always feeling tired

5.

1 point

What does the word UNHURT mean?

hurt badly

not hurt

hurt

6.

1 point

What suffix can you add to the end of COOK to make a new word?

ing

ful

est

7.

1 point

If you heard that a band had reformed, what would this mean?

formed for the last time

formed again

formed for the first time

8.

1 point

If you wanted to compare two bags of groceries, what would you say?

this one is lighter than that one

this one is lighted than that one

this one is lightest than that one

9.

1 point

What does the prefix 'dis' do to the word appeared in this sentence:

The cat disappeared before her very eyes.

It tells you that the cat vanished.

It tells you that the cat appeared bigger than before.

It tells you that the cat appeared to be further away.

10.

1 point

Which suffix can you add to the word PEACE to make a new word?

est

ful

ing

11.

1 point

What prefix would you add to the word 'view' to indicate that you see something before other people do?

dis

re

pre

12.

1 point

Which of these is the correct spelling? The dress is very...

colourful

colorfull

colorful

13.

1 point

Which of the following is a suffix?

pre

ed

un

14.

1 point

What suffix would you add to the word 'blame' to show you have done nothing wrong.

ed

less

ness

15.

1 point

What do you do if you REREAD a book?

don't read it

read it for the first time

read it again

16.

1 point

Which suffix can you NOT add to the base word BOX to make a new word?

ing

es

ful

17.

1 point

If you take away the prefix from DISAGREE, the base word is agree.

True

False

18.

1 point

What suffix would you add to the word 'air' to show that a room is very stuffy?

ed

ful

less

19.

1 point

Which of these words can NOT be made into another word by adding the prefix 'sub?'

way

marine

book

20.

1 point

What prefix would you add to the word 'finished' to show that there is still some work to be done?

mis

dis

un

21.

1 point

If you wanted to say someone is not helpful, which word would you use?

helpfulless

inhelpful

unhelpful

22.

1 point

What does the suffix 'ful' do to the word house in this sentence?

She had a houseful that weekend.

It tells you that she had lots of people staying in her house that weekend.

It tells you that her house was a mess that weekend.

It tells you that her house was empty that weekend.

23.

1 point

Which of these prefixes means below?

over

under

pre

24.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a suffix

re

ing

ful

25.

1 point

What is the meaning of the word prefix?

a group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning

a word within a word

a group of letters put at the end of a root word which changes its meaning

26.

1 point

A suffix is a group of letters that you add to the start of a base word.

True

False

27.

1 point

Which of these words means 'not sure?'

dissure

uncertain

undone

28.

1 point

If you take away the prefix and suffix, what is left of the word 'unemployed?'

employed

unemploy

employ

29.

1 point

Which of these is the correct spelling? We had a...

dissagreement

disagreement

disagrement

30.

1 point

If you add the prefix 'un' to the word WRAP, what is the correct spelling of the new word?

unwrapp

unwrap

unrap