Affixes Quiz

1. What is an affix?

• a) A punctuation mark

• b) A word part added to the beginning or end of a word.

• c) A synonym for a verb

• d) A type of sentence structure

2. What do we call an affix added to the beginning of a word?

• a.) SUFFIX

• b.) PREFIX

• c.) INFIX

• d.) ROOT

3. What do we call an affix added to the end of a word?

• a) Suffix

• b) Prefix

• c) root

• d) base

4. Which of the following words contains a prefix?

• a) Rewrite

• b) Slowly

• c) brightness

• d) happily

5. Which of the following words contains a suffix?

• a) Unhappy

• b) Wonderful

• c) Preview

• d) Disagree

6. What does the prefix “re-” mean in the word “rebuild”?

• a) Before

• b) Again

• c) Against

• d) Together

7. Identify the suffix in the word “kindness.”

• a) kind

• b) ness

• c) es

• d) ness-

8. Which word contains both a prefix and a suffix?

• a) Unlikely

• b) Teacher

• c) Preview

• d) Misunderstood

9. What is the meaning of the suffix “-less” in the word “careless”?

• a) Full of

• b) Without

• c) Before

• d) Able to

10. Choose the word with an infix:

a) Discontinue

b) Absolutely

c ) None of the above

d) Injustice

• a) Discontinue

• b) Absolutely

• c ) None of the above

• d) Injustice