This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Prefixes And Suffixes – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 21 (57 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... is a word part with a specific meaning at the beginning of a root word. A) Prefix. B) Root word. C) Suffix. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prefix. 2. Which of the following is a common suffix for adjectives? A) Ful. B) Ed. C) Ly. D) Ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ful. 3. Front page of the book is called A) Blurb. B) Cover page. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cover page. 4. What is the suffix in this word?joyless A) Joy. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 5. To change the noun 'artist' to an adjective describing something as 'having the qualities of an artist', which suffix should be used? A) -ly. B) -ic. C) -able. D) -ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ic. 6. What is the name of a syllable added to the beginning of a word? A) Root word. B) Affix. C) Suffix. D) Prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prefix. 7. Complete the sentences by writing the correct SUFFIX in the blank space.My sister is so fasion ..... She picks good clothes for me always. A) -able. B) -ive. C) -ible. D) -ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -able. 8. We add suffixes to the ..... of a root word? A) Beginning. B) End. C) Middle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) End. 9. Prefixes and suffixes change the meanings of words A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Which word is an example of the prefix "over-" ? A) Encourage. B) Incorrect. C) Dislike. D) Overcook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overcook. 11. The cake is so flavor ..... A) Ful. B) Less. C) Ment. D) Ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ful. 12. Fill in the blank:Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time. These times were called ..... historic. A) Un-. B) Pre-. C) Re-. D) Non-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pre-. 13. Which prefix means down, away, opposite of? A) Pro-. B) Mis-. C) De-. D) -ee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) De-. 14. Prefixes and suffixes are collectively known as? A) Affixes. B) A fix. C) Effixes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affixes. 15. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct prefix to use.I just can't believe it! The story is ..... believable! A) Dis-. B) Un-. C) Mis-. D) -in. E) Re-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Un-. 16. Sadness means the state of being A) Angry. B) Sad. C) Joyful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sad. 17. I hope that you are ..... to everyone. A) Friendest. B) Friendly. C) Friend. D) Friendful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friendly. 18. Which suffix means able to? A) -tion. B) -able. C) Pro-. D) -ist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -able. 19. Which word relates to time? A) Timber. B) Active. C) Magnification. D) Chronology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chronology. 20. What does the suffix "-ing" indicate? A) Characterized by. B) Having the quality of. C) Present tense. D) Past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present tense. 21. The prefix re-means ..... A) Not-or-opposite. B) Do again. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do again. 22. What is the meaning of the prefix 'over-'? A) Full of. B) Not/opposite of. C) To little/below. D) Too much/above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Too much/above. 23. Which means relating to a tooth? A) Dentin. B) Pedal. C) Tarsal. D) Optic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dentin. 24. Tracy is a very fast ..... (run) A) -ing. B) -est. C) N-er. D) -able. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) N-er. 25. What does the suffix FUL do to the word HOUSE in this sentence? She had a houseful last weekend. A) That her house was empty last weekend. B) That her house was a mess last weekend. C) That she had lots of people staying in her house last weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That she had lots of people staying in her house last weekend. 26. Which prefix means "wrong" ? A) Non-. B) Over-. C) Mis-. D) Dis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mis-. 27. Find the antonym for the word unsatisfying. A) Satisfying. B) Factual. C) Empty. D) Mismanaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satisfying. 28. What does the prefix do the word "cooked" in this sentence? The pies were precooked. A) That you need to cook the pies. B) That the pies need to be cooked again. C) That the pies have already been cooked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That the pies have already been cooked. 29. Find the base word of each longer word:eventually A) Event. B) Ally. C) Usually. D) Entual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Event. 30. Complete the sentences by writing the correct prefix in the blank space.I just can't believe it! The story is ..... believable! A) Un-. B) In-. C) Re-. D) Dis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Un-. 31. Fill in the blank:The girl is so intelligent, she is the clever ..... student in the class. A) -est. B) -s. C) -er. D) -ible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -est. 32. Which word means without sleep A) Sleepless. B) Sleepor. C) Sleeply. D) Sleepful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleepless. 33. If you take away the prefix from DISAGREEING, the root word is AGREE. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 34. Which statement correctly describes a prefix? A) The main part of a word that contains its core meaning. B) A word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning. C) A word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. D) A word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. 35. Fill in the blank:Juan and I ..... agreed about who won the game. A) Mis-. B) Sub-. C) Pre-. D) Dis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dis-. 36. When you are "demotivated", you ..... A) Are less interested in doing something. B) Really want to do something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are less interested in doing something. 37. Let's ..... start the game after a short break A) Re. B) Pre. C) Un. D) Mis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re. 38. In which of the following words is 'sub-' NOT a prefix meaning 'under' or 'below'? A) Subtract. B) Subtle. C) Subway. D) Submarine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtle. 39. If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what is left of the word "unemployed?" A) Unemploy. B) Employed. C) Employ. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Employ. 40. It is impossible to see the stars during the day. What does the prefix 'im-' do to the word 'possible'? A) It has no effect on the meaning. B) It makes it mean the opposite, 'not possible'. C) It makes it mean 'very possible'. D) It makes it mean 'possible again'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It makes it mean the opposite, 'not possible'. 41. The new headphones were advertised as being durable. What does the suffix '-able' suggest about the headphones? A) They are easy to break. B) They are very expensive. C) They are able to last a long time. D) They can be thrown away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are able to last a long time. 42. -ful is a suffix that means ..... A) Full of or having. B) Present tense, happened now. C) Able to. D) Superlative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full of or having. 43. The prefix intro-means ..... A) For, forward, before. B) Not, without. C) Within, in. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Within, in. 44. Add the suffix '-ed' to the word 'play'. What is the new word? A) Playground. B) Player. C) Played. D) Playful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Played. 45. What is the prefix in the word 'preheat'? A) Pre-. B) -ly. C) Heat. D) -s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-. 46. I never ..... obey they rules. A) Im. B) Un. C) In. D) Dis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dis. 47. Identify the word with a suffix:'running', 'table', 'sunny' A) Running. B) Runnery. C) Tablism. D) Sunshine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 48. Where is a suffix found in a word? A) In the middle. B) At the beginning. C) At the end. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the end. 49. ..... means when and where the story takes place. A) Settings. B) Characters. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Settings. 50. Adding ..... as a suffix can change a verb into a noun. A) Ist. B) Ment. C) Ful. D) Logy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ment. 51. What is the name of a syllable added to the end of a word? A) Affix. B) Root word. C) Prefix. D) Suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suffix. 52. Which word below means full of cheer? A) Cheerable. B) Cheerful. C) Cheering. D) Cheerleader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheerful. 53. What is the meaning of the suffix '-sion/-tion'? A) Without. B) Full of. C) Act of/state of. D) Characterized by/like. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act of/state of. 54. Add the prefix 're-' to the word 'write'. What is the new word? A) Rewrite. B) Replay. C) Rethink. D) Reword. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rewrite. 55. Which word means to write again? A) Replay. B) Redo. C) Rebuild. D) Rewrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rewrite. 56. Find the base word of each longer word:disrespectful A) Full. B) Special. C) Spectful. D) Respect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Respect. 57. In the word 'unbreakable', what is the function of the suffix '-able'? A) It shows the action is being done again. B) It means the word describes a person who does something. C) It changes the word to mean 'not' or 'opposite'. D) It means 'can be done' and helps form an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It means 'can be done' and helps form an adjective. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPrefixes And Suffixes Quiz 1Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 2Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 3Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 4Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 5Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 6Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 7Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books