Common Affixes

What is a suffix?

• word part at the end
• word part at the beginning
• word part in the middle
• root word

The affix "co-" means

• life
• together
• against
• self

Select the correct spelling of the word that means "the act of forgiving someone or something".

• forgiveness
• forgivness
• forgively
• forgivily

Select the correct spelling of the word that means "acting like a friend : kind and helpful".

• freindly
• friendly
• friendness
• freindness

What does the suffix -ness mean?

• state of being/feeling
• without
• before

The snow and extreme cold temperatures have made this the _____________________ winter that we have seen in many years.  

• calmest 
• harsher
• harshest
• calmer

What is a prefix? 

• Word part in the middle
• word part at the end
• root word
• word part at the beginning

Gus' costume was the ______________________ costume at the party, winning him first place in the contest.

• scarier
• scariest
• effortless
• thoughtful

The lady noticed how beautiful sunset as she was driving home. 
beautiful means...

• not beauty
• full of beauty
• ugly
• in a way that is beauty

The affix "uni-" means

• three
• one
• two
• several