Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz

Grade 3 · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes for Grade 3 English.

Questions

1. What does 'unkind' mean?

   1. very kind
   2. not kind
   3. kind again
   4. before kind
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   Answer: not kind

   The prefix 'un-' means not, so unkind = not kind.

2. The word 'retell' means:

   1. tell wrongly
   2. tell before
   3. tell again
   4. not tell
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   Answer: tell again

   'Re-' means again, so retell means to tell again.

3. The suffix '-ness' turns an adjective into a noun (example: kind → kindness).

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   Answer: True

   'Kind' is an adjective; 'kindness' is a noun. The suffix '-ness' creates that change.

4. The base word in 'carefully' is ___.

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   Answer: care

   'Care' is the base word. '-ful' and '-ly' are the suffixes added to it.

5. Which word has a suffix?

   1. jump
   2. run
   3. joyful
   4. play
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   Answer: joyful

   'Joyful' has the suffix '-ful' added to the base word 'joy'.

6. 'Disagree' and 'agree' are opposites because of the prefix 'dis-'.

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   Answer: True

   'Dis-' reverses the meaning. Disagree = not agree.

7. Adding the suffix '-er' to 'fast' gives us ___.

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   Answer: faster

   Adding '-er' to 'fast' makes 'faster,' which means more fast.

8. What does 'misspell' mean?

   1. spell again
   2. spell before
   3. spell wrongly
   4. not spell
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   Answer: spell wrongly

   'Mis-' means wrongly, so misspell means to spell incorrectly.

9. Which prefix means 'before'?

   1. un-
   2. re-
   3. pre-
   4. mis-
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   Answer: pre-

   'Pre-' means before. Examples: preschool, preview, prepare.

10. The word 'hopeless' means full of hope.

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    Answer: False

    '-less' means without, so hopeless means without hope — the opposite of full of hope.

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