This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Prefixes And Suffixes – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Adding the suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'sad' creates the word 'sadness'. What does this change accomplish? A) It makes the word mean 'very sad'. B) It changes the word from a description to a thing (a noun). C) It makes the word mean 'without sadness'. D) It changes the word to a verb meaning 'to make sad'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It changes the word from a description to a thing (a noun). 2. Read the sentence.Margie made a mistake on her math test. Which word in this sentence has a prefix? A) Math. B) Test. C) Made. D) Mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mistake. 3. Ms. Marsh and Mr. K are very hopeful that all of the students in the class will pass the big test. What does the word hopeful mean? A) Hoping. B) Hopeless. C) Full of hope. D) Hoped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Full of hope. 4. Write the spelling word that is the antonym, or opposite, of forward. A) Reverse. B) Restate. C) Unchanged. D) Deflate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reverse. 5. What does a dutiful student not do with their school work? A) Asks questions when confused. B) Forgets to answer the back page. C) Turns it in on time. D) Checks over their answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forgets to answer the back page. 6. Write the spelling word that is the antonym, or opposite, of often. A) Displease. B) Infrequent. C) Deflate. D) Kindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infrequent. 7. What does the prefix "uni-" mean? A) One. B) Two. C) Many. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 8. Which is avoidable? A) Taking a shower. B) Paying a library fine. C) Completing your taxes. D) Doing your schoolwork. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paying a library fine. 9. My dad found a used car with ..... brakes to keep the wheels from being stuck. A) Antifreeze. B) Antipollution. C) Antilock. D) Antiknock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antilock. 10. Anika, Lily, and Aria are playing a word game. They found a word that means 'before'. Can you guess which prefix they found? A) Post-. B) Pre-. C) Re-. D) Anti-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pre-. 11. The word unnecessarily has: A) A prefix. B) A suffix. C) A prefix and a suffix. D) A root. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A prefix and a suffix. 12. What is the meaning of the word fearless? A) To be brave. B) To have no fear. C) To be nervous. D) To be very scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To have no fear. 13. In words like international and interact, what does the prefix inter-mean? A) Between or among. B) Not or opposite of. C) Over or above. D) Before or in front of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between or among. 14. In the word 'enjoyable', which part is the suffix? A) Joy. B) -able. C) Enjoy. D) En-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -able. 15. What is the root word for careful? A) Care. B) Ful. C) Caring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Care. 16. The suffix '-ment' in the word 'amazement' changes the word to mean ..... A) Full of amazement. B) One who is amazed. C) Without amazement. D) The state of being amazed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The state of being amazed. 17. Which means 'outside of'? A) Epi-. B) Intra-. C) Extra-. D) Meta-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extra-. 18. Which sentence uses a word with a prefix that means 'not'? A) She pre-ordered the new video game. B) He had to retake the test. C) The submarine went deep into the ocean. D) The magician made the rabbit disappear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The magician made the rabbit disappear. 19. The word multicoloured means ..... ? A) Many colours. B) One colour. C) No colours at all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many colours. 20. The detective knew the suspect's story was a misrepresentation of the facts. What does the prefix mis-mean? A) Again. B) Wrongly or badly. C) Before. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrongly or badly. 21. Danielle is a ..... (without care) painter. A) Careless. B) Caring. C) Careable. D) Careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Careless. 22. In the word teacher, how does the suffix '-er' change the meaning of the root word 'teach'? A) It means 'the act of teaching'. B) It means 'one who teaches'. C) It means 'full of teaching'. D) It means 'able to be taught'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It means 'one who teaches'. 23. The prefix "re" means? A) Before. B) Not. C) Again. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Again. 24. What does the prefix "ad-" mean? A) Born. B) Plus. C) Study of. D) To; toward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To; toward. 25. What does the prefix 'pre-' mean in the word 'preview'? A) Before. B) During. C) Under. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 26. The opposite of POSSIBLE is A) Dispossible. B) Umpossible. C) Impossible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impossible. 27. Prefixes are letters that go ..... A) At the end of a word. B) At the beginning of a word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the beginning of a word. 28. Which of the following is a prefix that you would find at the beginning of a word? A) Est. B) Dis. C) Ly. D) Ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dis. 29. What is the suffix for treatment? A) Treat. B) Ment. C) Heal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ment. 30. To give the wrong information A) Uninform. B) Informless. C) Proinform. D) Misinform. 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