Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz

What is the meaning of the word prefix?

• a word within a word

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

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

What does the word unhurt mean?

• hurt badly

• hurt

• not hurt

If you take away the prefix from disagree, the root word is agree.

• True

• False

If you add the prefix ‘un’ to the word wrap, what is the correct spelling of the new word?

• unwrapp

• unrap

• unwrap

What do you do if you reread a book?

• don't read it

• read it again

• read it for the first time

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

• True

• False

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

• disagreement

• dissagreement

• disagrement

The word pre-war means?

• before the war

• during the war

• after the war

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

• unemploy

• employed

• employ

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

• un

• dis

• mis