Question

1. 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 2. What suffix would you add to the word 'air' to show that a room is very stuffy? A) ed B) ful C) less 3. 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 4. What suffix would you add to the word 'blame' to show you have done nothing wrong? A) ness B) less C) ed 5. Which two suffixes have the same meaning? A) ful and less B) less and ness C) s and es 6. Which of these words can not be made into another word by adding the prefix 'sub'? A) way B) marine C) book Prefixes and suffixes quiz E3 © BBC 2011 7. Which of these prefixes means below? A) under B) pre C) over 8. What does the prefix do to the word 'cooked' in this sentence? The pies were precooked. A) It tells you you need to cook the pies. B) It tells you the pies need cooking again. C) It tells you the pies have already been cooked. 9. 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. 10. 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.

Answer 1

1. un
2. less
3. pre
4. ed
5. s and es
6. book
7. under
8.