5th Grade Prefixes and Suffixes

Meaning

100

If I know the prefix "bi," then I know that a bicycle has how many wheels?

two

200

How many events would you compete in if you entered a triathlon?

three

300

What is the name for a mythical creature with one horn?

unicorn 

400

What is the name for something you ride with three wheel?

tricycle

500

The word for something that happens every two weeks

biweekly 

Prefixes

100

The prefix re means

Again or repeat 

200

What is the prefix in the word exclude?

ex

300

What is the prefix in the word "encode?"

en

400

If I know the prefix "pre" then I know a prefix comes...

before the word

500

What is the prefix in the word unkind?

un

Suffixes

100

What is the suffix in the word playing?

ing

200

Which of the following words has a suffix?

a: everyone

b: officially

c: winter

d: certain

b: officially

300

What is a suffix in the word playfully? 

ly

400

What is the suffix in the word undercooked?

ed

500

If you are in the state, or process of being frustrated, you have reached . . . 

frustration

Prefixes, Suffixes, and More

100

What is the base word of "careless"?

care

200

What comes at the beginning of a word?

prefix

300

Micro- means "very small." In the words microscope and microchip, micro- is the ...

prefix

400

What comes at the end of a word?

suffix

500

The word "prescription" has:

a: a prefix

b: a suffix

c: a base word

d: all three

d: all three