Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz

Grade 4 · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of common prefixes, suffixes, and how they change word meanings.

Questions

1. What does the prefix 'pre-' mean?

   1. After
   2. Again
   3. Before
   4. Not
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   Answer: Before

   'Pre-' means before — preview means to see before, prehistoric means before recorded history.

2. The word 'rebuild' uses the prefix 're-' meaning 'again.'

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   Answer: True

   'Re-' + 'build' = rebuild — to build again. The prefix 're-' means again.

3. The word 'careful' uses the suffix '-ful' which means full of ___.

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   Answer: care

   '-Ful' means full of. 'Care' + '-ful' = careful, meaning full of care.

4. What is the base word in 'unhelpful'?

   1. Un
   2. Help
   3. Ful
   4. Unhelpful
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   Answer: Help

   'Help' is the base word. 'Un-' is the prefix (not) and '-ful' is the suffix (full of). Remove both affixes and you get 'help.'

5. The prefix 'mis-' means 'very.'

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   Answer: False

   'Mis-' means wrongly or badly — misspell means to spell wrongly, mislead means to lead someone the wrong way.

6. Which word uses the suffix '-tion'?

   1. Kindly
   2. Wonderful
   3. Creation
   4. Unkind
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   Answer: Creation

   The suffix '-tion' appears in 'creation' — it turns the verb 'create' into a noun meaning 'the act of creating.'

7. Adding the prefix 'dis-' to 'agree' makes the word ___.

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   Answer: disagree

   'Dis-' means not or opposite. Adding it to 'agree' makes 'disagree' — to not agree.

8. What does 'careless' mean?

   1. Full of care
   2. Without care
   3. To care again
   4. Before caring
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   Answer: Without care

   The suffix '-less' means without. 'Careless' means without care or attention.

9. The suffix '-ly' can turn adjectives into adverbs, like 'quick' into 'quickly.'

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   Answer: True

   '-Ly' turns adjectives into adverbs — quick becomes quickly, slow becomes slowly, kind becomes kindly.

10. Which word has a prefix meaning 'not'?

    1. Rerun
    2. Preview
    3. Disappear
    4. Quickly
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    Answer: Disappear

    'Dis-' means not or opposite — disappear means to not appear, to vanish.

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