Prefix And Suffix Quiz

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Prefixes and suffixes are sets of letters that are added to the beginning or end of another word. Here is an interesting Prefix And Suffix quiz that will test your knowledge about the same. Prefix And Suffix are not words in their own right and cannot stand on their own in a sentence. Test your knowledge of these using the sentences in the quiz below. All the best to you with the quiz!


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 
    What is the meaning of the word prefix?
    • A. 

      A word within a word

    • B. 

      A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning

    • C. 

      A group of letters put at the end of a root word which changes its meaning

    • D. 

      None of these

  • 2. 
    Which of the following is not a suffix?
    • A. 

      Ful

    • B. 

      Ing

    • C. 

      Re

    • D. 

      None of these

  • 3. 
    Which suffix can you add to the end of the cook to make a new word?
    • A. 

      Ing

    • B. 

      Ful

    • C. 

      Est

    • D. 

      Ied

  • 4. 
    If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what is left of the word "unemployed?"
    • A. 

      Unemploy

    • B. 

      Employed

    • C. 

      Employ

    • D. 

      None of these

  • 5. 
    What prefix would you add to the word "finished" to show that there is still some work to be done?
    • A. 

      Un

    • B. 

      Dis

    • C. 

      Mis

    • D. 

      Sub

  • 6. 
    If you wanted to compare two bags of shopping, what would you say?
    • A. 

      This one is lightest than that one

    • B. 

      This one is lighted than that one

    • C. 

      This bag is good.

    • D. 

      This one is lighter than that one

  • 7. 
    What prefix would you add to the word "view" to indicate that you see something before other people do?
    • A. 

      Re

    • B. 

      Pre

    • C. 

      Dis

    • D. 

      None of these

  • 8. 
    Which of these words can not be made into another word by adding the prefix "sub?"
    • A. 

      Way

    • B. 

      Marine

    • C. 

      Book

    • D. 

      Mission

  • 9. 
    Which of these prefixes means below?
    • A. 

      Under

    • B. 

      Pre

    • C. 

      Over

    • D. 

      Here

  • 10. 
    What does the prefix do the word "cooked" in this sentence? The pies were precooked.
    • A. 

      It tells you that you need to cook the pies.

    • B. 

      It tell you the pies need cooking again.

    • C. 

      It tells you the pies have already been cooked.

    • D. 

      It tells you the pies have to be cooked again.

  • 11. 
    If you take away the prefix from disagreeing, the root word is agreed.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 12. 
    What does the prefix "dis" do to the word appeared in this sentence? The cat disappeared before her very eyes.
    • A. 

      It tells you that the cat appeared bigger than before.

    • B. 

      It tells you that the cat vanished.

    • C. 

      It tells you that the act appeared to be further away.

    • D. 

      It tells you that the act is postponed.

  • 13. 
    What does the suffix "ful" do to the word house in this sentence? 'She had a houseful that weekend'.
    • A. 

      It tells you that her house was empty that weekend.

    • B. 

      It tells you that her house was a mess that weekend.

    • C. 

      It tells you that she had lots of people staying in her house that weekend.

    • D. 

      None of these

  • 14. 
    A suffix is meant by a group of letters that you add to the start of a root word.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 15. 
    Which of these is a suffix?
    • A. 

      Pre

    • B. 

      Un

    • C. 

      Pro

    • D. 

      Ed