Prefixes and suffixes
4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.3.4.B, L.4.4.B · England: Y3/4 GPS (prefixes), Y5/6 GPS (suffixes), KS2 SATs GPS
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Question 1
Which prefix makes a real word from "lock", meaning "not" or "wrongly"?
- A. inlock
- B. mislock
- C. dislock
- D. unlock
Question 2
What does this prefix mean? auto- (as in autograph, autopilot)
- A. far away
- B. self
- C. water
- D. sound
Question 3
What does this suffix mean? -ish (as in reddish, childish)
- A. rather, or like
- B. the opposite of
- C. without
- D. very
Question 4
Which prefix makes a real word from "lock", meaning "not" or "wrongly"?
- A. dislock
- B. unlock
- C. mislock
- D. inlock
Question 5
What does this prefix mean? mis- (as in mislead, misplace)
- A. under
- B. before
- C. again
- D. wrongly
Question 6
What does this suffix mean? -ness (as in kindness, sadness)
- A. a person who
- B. in a way
- C. the state of being
- D. full of
Question 7
Which prefix makes a real word from "spell", meaning "not" or "wrongly"?
- A. disspell
- B. misspell
- C. unspell
- D. inspell
Question 8
What does this prefix mean? over- (as in overcook, overflow)
- A. under
- B. not enough
- C. too much
- D. again
Question 9
What does this suffix mean? -ly (as in quickly, slowly)
- A. full of
- B. in a way that is
- C. not
- D. without
Question 10
Which prefix makes a real word from "appear", meaning "not" or "wrongly"?
- A. inappear
- B. disappear
- C. misappear
- D. unappear
Question 11
What does this prefix mean? mis- (as in mislead, misplace)
- A. again
- B. under
- C. before
- D. wrongly
Question 12
What does this suffix mean? -ish (as in reddish, childish)
- A. very
- B. the opposite of
- C. rather, or like
- D. without
Question 13
Which prefix makes a real word from "possible", meaning "not" or "wrongly"?
- A. unpossible
- B. impossible
- C. inpossible
- D. dispossible
Question 14
What does this prefix mean? tri- (as in tricycle, triangle)
- A. two
- B. three
- C. ten
- D. four
Question 15
What does this suffix mean? -ly (as in quickly, slowly)
- A. without
- B. full of
- C. in a way that is
- D. not
Question 16
Which prefix makes a real word from "responsible", meaning "not" or "wrongly"?
- A. irresponsible
- B. unresponsible
- C. disresponsible
- D. inresponsible
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