Instructions: Form new words using prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Click "Show Answer" to check.
Section A: Prefixes (10 Questions)
1. Add a prefix to "happy" to make it opposite.
Answer: Unhappy - "Un-" is a common prefix meaning "not" or "opposite of".
2. Add a prefix to "possible" to make it opposite.
Answer: Impossible - "Im-" is a variant of "in-" meaning "not", used before words starting with "p".
3. Add a prefix to "regular" to make it opposite.
Answer: Irregular - "Ir-" is a variant of "in-" meaning "not", used before words starting with "r".
4. Add a prefix to "legal" to make it opposite.
Answer: Illegal - "Il-" is a variant of "in-" meaning "not", used before words starting with "l".
5. What does the prefix "re-" mean in "rewrite"?
Answer: Again or back - "Re-" means to do something again (rewrite = write again).
6. What does the prefix "pre-" mean in "preview"?
Answer: Before - "Pre-" means beforehand (preview = view before).
7. What does the prefix "mis-" mean in "misunderstand"?
Answer: Wrongly or badly - "Mis-" indicates error (misunderstand = understand wrongly).
8. What does the prefix "dis-" mean in "disagree"?
Answer: Not or opposite - "Dis-" indicates reversal or negation (disagree = not agree).
9. What does the prefix "over-" mean in "overcook"?
Answer: Too much or excessive - "Over-" indicates excess (overcook = cook too much).
10. What does the prefix "sub-" mean in "submarine"?
Answer: Under or below - "Sub-" means beneath (submarine = under the sea).
Section B: Suffixes (10 Questions)
11. Add a suffix to "teach" to make it a noun (person who teaches).
Answer: Teacher - "-er" suffix indicates a person who performs an action.
12. Add a suffix to "beauty" to make it an adjective.
Answer: Beautiful - "-ful" suffix means "full of" (beautiful = full of beauty).
13. Add a suffix to "hope" to make it an adjective meaning "without hope".
Answer: Hopeless - "-less" suffix means "without" (hopeless = without hope).
14. Add a suffix to "child" to make it mean "state of being a child".
Answer: Childhood - "-hood" suffix indicates state or condition.
15. Add a suffix to "kind" to make it a noun meaning "quality of being kind".
Answer: Kindness - "-ness" suffix forms abstract nouns indicating state or quality.
16. Add a suffix to "music" to make it an adjective.
Answer: Musical - "-al" suffix forms adjectives meaning "related to".
17. What does the suffix "-able" mean in "readable"?
Answer: Capable of being - "-able" means "able to be" (readable = able to be read).
18. What does the suffix "-ment" mean in "development"?
Answer: Action or process - "-ment" forms nouns indicating action or result.
19. What does the suffix "-tion" mean in "education"?
Answer: State or action - "-tion" forms nouns indicating process or result.
20. What does the suffix "-ly" mean in "quickly"?
Answer: In a manner - "-ly" forms adverbs from adjectives (quickly = in a quick manner).
Section C: Root Words (10 Questions)
21. What is the root word in "unhappiness"?
Answer: Happy - Root word with prefix "un-" and suffix "-ness" added.
22. What is the root word in "disagreement"?
Answer: Agree - Root word with prefix "dis-" and suffix "-ment" added.
23. What is the root word in "impossible"?
Answer: Possible - Root word with prefix "im-" (variant of "in-" meaning not).
24. What is the root word in "rewriting"?
Answer: Write - Root word with prefix "re-" and suffix "-ing" added.
25. What does the root "graph" mean in "autograph" and "photograph"?
Answer: Write or draw - Greek root "graph" means to write or record.
26. What does the root "tele" mean in "television" and "telephone"?
Answer: Far or distant - Greek root "tele" means distance.
27. What does the root "bio" mean in "biology" and "biography"?
Answer: Life - Greek root "bio" means life (biology = study of life, biography = writing about life).
28. What does the root "aqua" mean in "aquarium" and "aquatic"?
Answer: Water - Latin root "aqua" means water.
29. What does the root "chron" mean in "chronological" and "chronic"?
Answer: Time - Greek root "chron" means time.
30. What does the root "phon" mean in "telephone" and "microphone"?
Answer: Sound - Greek root "phon" means sound or voice.
