Identifying
prefix meaning
suffix meaning
Greek and Latin Roots
Word Sort
100

What is the prefix in the word: unfair?

a. un

b. fair

What is:

a. un


100

What does precut mean? 

a. cut again 

b. cut before 

c. never cut

What is: 

b. cut before

100

What does weightless mean? 

a. heavy 

b. without weight 

c. bouncy

What is: 

b. without weight

100

What does bio- mean? 

a. life 

b. study 

c. purple

What is:

a. life

100

Sort the words into the categories: Prefix, Suffix unwilling, cheerful, wonderful, unable

Hint: There should be 2 words in each category

a. Prefix: unwilling, unable 

Suffix: cheerful, wonderful

b. Prefix: cheerful, wonderful

Suffix: unwilling, unable 

c. Prefix: unwilling, cheerful

Suffix: wonderful, unable 


What is: 

a. Prefix: unwilling, unable 

Suffix: cheerful, wonderful

200

What is the suffix in the word: bravely?

a. brave

b. -ly

What is:

b. -ly

200

What does restart mean? 

a. start again 

b. start before 

c. never start

What is 

a. start again

200

What does careful mean? 

a. full of care 

b. without care 

c. I don't care

What is:

a. full of care

200

What does "bi" mean in the word bicycle?

a. two

b. one

c. three

What is: 

a. two

200

Sort the words into categories: Prefix, Suffix enjoyment, repaint, reapply, fulfillment

a. Prefix: repaint, enjoyment

Suffix: reapply, fulfillment

b. Prefix: repaint, reapply

Suffix: enjoyment, fulfillment

c. Prefix: enjoyment, fulfillment 

Suffix: repaint, reapply 

What is: 

b. Prefix: repaint, reapply 

Suffix: enjoyment, fulfillment

300

What is the root or base in the word: misprint?

a. mis

b. print


What is:

a. print


300

What does refill mean? 

a. fill all the way up 

b. fill again 

c. never fill

What is 

b. fill again

300

What does readable mean? 

a. full of reading 

b. not able to read 

c. able to read

What is: 

c. able to read

300

What does tri- mean in the word tricycle?

a. three

b. one

c. two

What is: 

a. three


300

What is the common root or base word in the following three words? bicycle, tricycle, motorcycle

a. cycle

b. bi

c. tri

What is: 

a. cycle

400

What is the root or base word in: unfairness?

a. un

b. fair

c. -ness

What is:

b. fair

400

What does mistreat mean? 

a. to treat very well 

b. to treat badly 

c. to eat treats

What is 

b. to treat badly

400

What does loudly mean? 

a. full of loudness 

b. in a loud manner 

c. being loud after

What is:

b. in a loud manner

400

What is an example of a quadrangle? 

a. circle 

b. triangle 

c. square

What is: 

c. square

400

Sort the words into two categories: verbs and nouns darken, princess, castle, shorten

Hint: verb means action and noun is a person, place, thing, or idea

a. verb: castle, princess

noun: shorten, darken

b. verb: castle, shorten

noun: princess, darken

c. verb: darken, shorten 

noun: princess, castle


What is: 

c. verb: darken, shorten 

noun: princess, castle

500

What is the root or base word in: unlikeable?

a. like

b. un

c. -able

What is:

a. like

500

Which prefix is needed? Let's __start the game after the rain stops.

a. re

b. un

c. pre

What is:

a. re

500

What does joyless mean? 

a. full of joy 

b. joy inside 

c. without joy

What is: 

c. without joy

500

What does -graph mean as used in the following words: photograph, autograph, biography

a. picture

b. to draw or write

c. life

What is: 

b. to draw or write

500

Sort the words by parts of speech: adjective, noun sailor, forgetful, fearful, collector

Hint: adjective describes someone or something and noun is a person, place, thing, or idea

a. adjective: collector, sailor

noun: forgetful, fearful 

b. adjective: forgetful, fearful 

noun: collector, sailor

c. adjective: fearful, sailor 

noun: forgetful, collector



What is: 

b. adjective: forgetful, fearful

noun: collector, sailor