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Prefix/Suffix Practice
By Trevor Redd
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Note from the author:
This pulls examples from past Va SOL exams and practice material.
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Question 1
1.
Read the following sentence.
The
membership
fee is $125.00.
Adding the suffix -ship to the word
member
makes a word that means...
something from a member
the state of being a member
becoming a member again
the act of benefiting a member
Question 2
2.
Read this sentence.
Amy decided that some dates in a biography were not consistent with what she read in other resources.
Which word from this sentence has a prefix that means life?
decided
biography
consistent
resources
Question 3
3.
Read the sentence.
There were charcoal drawings of trees, leaves, rocks, and rivers, all done with great
thoroughness
, and detail.
In which word does
-ness
mean the same as it does in
thoroughness
?
buisness
harness
kindness
witness
Question 4
4.
Baby animals spend
countless
hours and large amounts of energy at play.
Adding the suffix
-less
to the word
count
makes a word that means...
counted often
counted incorrectly
needing to be counted
not able to be counted
Question 5
5.
The scientist used a microscope to analyze the organisms.
Which word from this sentence has a prefix that means
small
?
scientist
microscope
analyze
organisms
Question 6
6.
Read these words from the last section of a flier.
Free
unlimited
admission to the carnival.
In which word does
un-
have the same meaning as it does in
unlimited
?
union
unexpected
universe
underneath
Question 7
7.
Which word contains a prefix that means
under
?
impolite
preschool
subway
multicolored
Question 8
8.
In the family backyard he built gymnast
ic
equipment for his seven children. Both parents encouraged their children to develop their athlet
ic
skills.
In which word does
-ic
have the same meaning as it does in
gymnastic
and
athletic
?
attic
topic
artistic
panic
Question 9
9.
Many students were surprised to learn they had completely missed basketball tryouts because of a misprint on the flier sent home over the summer.
Which word from this sentence has a prefix that means "wrong"?
many
learn
completely
misprint
Question 10
10.
I hire several people for my buisness; I am called an ______________.
Which word best completes the sentence?
employer
employee
employment
employ
Question 11
11.
When she looked closer, she realized the plastic was also
hopelessly
tangled around both of its legs.
Adding the suffixes
-less
and
-ly
to the word
hope
makes a word that means...
in a manner of being without hope
being without hope
full of hope previously
needing to have more hope
Question 12
12.
Which word contains a prefix meaning across?
transportation
typically
available
certification
Question 13
13.
I rule by the right of authority; they call me a ___________.
government
govern
governed
governor
Question 14
14.
Just fill out this form, drop it off at the school store, and listen to the announce
ments
every morning.
In which word does
-ment
have the same meaning as it does in announce
ment
?
cement
monument
element
judgment
Question 15
15.
Which word means "to be continually engaged in close, careful study"?
research
researcher
researching
researched
Question 16
16.
Which word comes from a root that means "head"?
capsized
feathery
position
hurtle