This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Prefixes And Suffixes – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is the suffix in the word prideful? A) Pride. B) -ful. C) -eful. D) Pr-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ful. 2. What happens to a word when a prefix is added? A) The spelling changes. B) The word and meaning changes. C) It turns into a different language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The word and meaning changes. 3. What are you doing if you reread a book? A) Recycling it. B) Reading it again. C) Reading it for the first time. D) Not doing anything with it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading it again. 4. How does adding the suffix '-ize' to the noun 'scandal' change the word in the sentence:'He tried not to scandalize the community'? A) It makes the word mean 'full of scandal'. B) It changes the word from a thing (noun) to an action (verb). C) It makes the word mean 'without scandal'. D) It changes the word to an adjective describing something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It changes the word from a thing (noun) to an action (verb). 5. If you misunderstand the directions for a project, what is the most likely outcome? A) You do the project before it's due. B) You do the project again. C) You do the project incorrectly. D) You do the project perfectly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You do the project incorrectly. 6. What is special about prefixes? A) They are the same as root words, appearing in the middle of a word. B) They always appear as a combination of letters only. C) They always come at the end of words. D) They can appear as both words and a combination of letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They can appear as both words and a combination of letters. 7. When you must do something again, what prefix do you use? A) Dis-. B) Mis-. C) Re-. D) Un-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Re-. 8. I need to ..... (do again) the math problem I got incorrect. A) Undo. B) Predo. C) Redo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Redo. 9. A. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct prefix to use.1. I just can't believe it! The story is ..... believable! A) Dis-. B) Mis-. C) Re-. D) Un-. E) -in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Un-. 10. What part of speech has-ly at the end many times? A) Adverbs. B) Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbs. 11. What is the prefix of 'unbelievable'? A) Un. B) Believe. C) Able. D) Lievable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Un. 12. Which sentence uses the word 'unbelievable' correctly? A) The homework was unbelievable because it was easy to finish. B) The magic trick was so unbelievable, I knew exactly how it was done. C) Winning the lottery was an unbelievable experience for my family. D) Her reason for being late was unbelievable; it was a simple, common excuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winning the lottery was an unbelievable experience for my family. 13. Without something A) Less. B) Ing. C) Fuly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less. 14. Which word best completes the sentence? My brother is so ..... ; he dropped his phone in the pool! A) Caring. B) Careful. C) Careless. D) Cared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Careless. 15. In the word 'remake', what does the prefix 're-' mean? A) Before. B) Not. C) Again. D) Badly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Again. 16. Where is a suffix located? A) At the beginning of a word. B) At the end of a word. C) In the middle of a word. D) At both the beginning and end of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the end of a word. 17. Which of the following suffixes means "full of" ? A) -er/or. B) -less. C) -ful. D) -able. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ful. 18. What is the prefix of ungrateful? A) Grate. B) Grateful. C) Un. D) Ful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Un. 19. As it is used in the sentence, what does kindness mean?"My grandmother always shows me so much kindness." A) Kind again. B) Not kind. C) Love and affection. D) State of being kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State of being kind. 20. In the word 'washable', what does the suffix '-able' mean? A) Capable of being washed. B) The act of washing. C) Without wash. D) Full of wash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capable of being washed. 21. The word enjoyment has: A) A prefix. B) A suffix. C) A prefix and a suffix. D) A root. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A suffix. 22. Not fit or not healthy A) Prefit. B) Defit. C) Fitless. D) Unfit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unfit. 23. Sue (does not agree) ..... with Amy. A) Unagrees. B) Disagrees. C) Reagrees. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disagrees. 24. The broken toy is a ..... (without worth) piece of junk. A) Worthing. B) Worthful. C) Worthable. D) Worthless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worthless. 25. A suffix is added to the ..... of a word. A) Middle. B) Beginning. C) End. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End. 26. We hope you make a great ..... A) Donator. B) Donation. C) Donate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Donation. 27. What does the base word "un" mean? A) "yes". B) "maybe". C) "not". D) "unclear". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "not". 28. What does the suffix 'ate' mean? A) To make. B) To destroy. C) One who does something. D) To change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make. 29. The word wooden has: A) A prefix. B) A suffix. C) A prefix and a suffix. D) A root. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A suffix. 30. Choose the word that contains a suffix.'The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.' A) Fearless. B) Tall. C) Went. D) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fearless. 31. This prefix means "under." A) Sub. B) Re. C) Mid. D) Non. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sub. 32. Where is a suffix found? A) At the beginning of a word. B) At the end of a word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the end of a word. 33. Which is the root word for the word unwrap? A) Nwrap. B) Un. C) Rap. D) Wrap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrap. 34. The prefix 'mis-' in a word like 'misunderstand' means what? A) Wrongly. B) Not. C) Again. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrongly. 35. Which word correctly completes the sentence:The team's final ..... before the game was to practice their free throws. A) Action. B) Actor. C) Activate. D) Active. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action. 36. As a ..... against tire problems, my dad bought a spare. A) Counterclockwise. B) Counterbalance. C) Countermeasure. D) Counterproposal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Countermeasure. 37. Click the answer that is NOT a suffix meaning "one who" . A) -er. B) -on. C) -ian. D) -ist. E) -or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -on. 38. Write a spelling word to complete each meaning.A fire department is a public ..... A) Intersect. B) Establishment. C) Interstate. D) Oversized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establishment. 39. Which word means "to lose velocity or slow down" ? Look at the prefix! A) Accelerate. B) Decelerate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decelerate. 40. More of a quality, one who does, is from, that which (adjective maker) A) -er. B) -dom. C) -ness. D) -est. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -er. 41. The state of being without hope A) Hopeness. B) Hopeful. C) Hoping. D) Hopelessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hopelessness. 42. Sofia likes to read ..... fiction books.This prefix refers to "NOT" A) Non. B) Extra. C) Over. D) Dis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non. 43. Which word means to judge wrongly? A) Disjudge. B) Misjudge. C) Unjudge. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misjudge. 44. This prefix means "before." A) Non-. B) Un-. C) Re-. D) Pre-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pre-. 45. What is the meaning of the word trainer? A) Before training. B) A person who trains. C) Without training. D) A hard workout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who trains. 46. If you wanted to say someone is not helpful, which word would you use? A) Inhelpful. B) Unhelpful. C) Helpfulless. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unhelpful. 47. What does the prefix do to the word 'cooked' in this sentence? The pies were precooked. A) It tells you you need to cook the pies. B) It tells you the pies need cooking again. C) It tells you the pies have already been cooked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It tells you the pies have already been cooked. 48. Based on your knowledge of Greek roots, what is the meaning of the word monarchy? A) A government ruled by many people. B) A song written for a ruler. C) A government ruled by one person. D) The study of ancient rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A government ruled by one person. 49. The instructions for the model airplane were non-sequential, making it very hard to build. Based on the prefix non-, what was the problem? A) The instructions were for a different model. B) The instructions were too long. C) The instructions were not in the correct order. D) The instructions were written in another language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The instructions were not in the correct order. 50. Sara travels around the world. He is a world travel ..... Refers to ""a person who does an action" A) Ness. B) Er. C) Ist. D) Ful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Er. 51. What is the meaning of the suffix:-er A) One who. B) Made of. C) State of. D) Full of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who. 52. The highway is called an 'interstate' because it connects several different states. Based on this context, what is the most likely meaning of the prefix 'inter-'? A) Within or inside. B) Against or opposite. C) Across or beyond. D) Between or among. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between or among. 53. The teacher will ..... her computer from the projector. A) Unconnect. B) Disconnect. C) Reconnect. D) Preconnect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disconnect. 54. What is the most common suffix that expresses "without" something? A) -ly. B) -less. C) -ness. D) -ist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -less. 55. The girl ran quickly down the street. Which of the following words uses the suffix "-ly" like it used in quickly. A) Family. B) Slowly. C) Italy. D) Fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slowly. 56. What is a sufffix? A) A word within a word. B) A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning. C) A group of letters put at the end of a root word which changes its meaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of letters put at the end of a root word which changes its meaning. 57. The quality of being soft A) Softful. B) Softness. C) Softic. D) Softish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Softness. 58. Which book about Earth and Mars has been mistitled? A) One called "Planets". B) One called "Stars". C) One called "Earth vs. Mars". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One called "Stars". 59. We installed one headlight, but unfortunately, we broke its ..... A) Countermeasure. B) Counterclockwise. C) Counterpart. D) Counterbalance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterpart. 60. In the sentence, 'The lead actor in the school play received a standing ovation, ' what does the suffix-or indicate? A) Full of action. B) The result of an act. C) One who performs an action. D) The state of acting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One who performs an action. 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