Prefix and Suffix Test questions for 7th Grade English

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🧩 Prefixes: A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
• 🔄 How they work: Prefixes alter the original meaning of the base word. For example, 'happy' means joyful, but 'unhappy' (un- + happy) means not joyful.
• ➕ Common Prefixes for 7th Grade:
  - un- (not, opposite of) e.g., undo, unclear
  - re- (again, back) e.g., rewind, rebuild
  - pre- (before) e.g., pretest, preheat
  - dis- (not, opposite of) e.g., dislike, disappear
  - mis- (wrongly) e.g., misunderstand, misspell
• 🔗 Suffixes: A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or its grammatical function (e.g., from a verb to an adjective).
• 💡 Meaning & Function: Suffixes can indicate tense, number, part of speech, or meaning. For example, 'care' is a noun, but 'careful' (-ful + care) is an adjective meaning full of care.
• ➖ Common Suffixes for 7th Grade:
  - -able/-ible (capable of being, able to be) e.g., readable, visible
  - -ful (full of) e.g., helpful, beautiful
  - -less (without) e.g., hopeless, careless
  - -er/-or (person who does, comparative) e.g., teacher, actor, faster
  - -tion/-sion (state of, act of) e.g., action, tension
  - -ment (state of, act of, result) e.g., enjoyment, argument
• 🌳 Base Word: Remember, both prefixes and suffixes attach to a base word (or root word) which is the main part of the word and holds its primary meaning.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. 1️⃣ Question 1: What does the prefix 'un-' mean in the word 'unhappy'?
   A) not
   B) again
   C) before
   D) fully
2. 2️⃣ Question 2: Which of the following suffixes means 'full of'?
   A) -less
   B) -ful
   C) -able
   D) -tion
3. 3️⃣ Question 3: In the word 'preheat', what does the prefix 'pre-' tell you about the action?
   A) after
   B) before
   C) again
   D) not
4. 4️⃣ Question 4: The word 'careful' contains a suffix that means:
   A) without
   B) able to be
   C) full of
   D) state of
5. 5️⃣ Question 5: Adding the prefix 're-' to the word 'write' makes 'rewrite'. What does 'rewrite' mean?
   A) to write again
   B) to not write
   C) to write before
   D) to write badly
6. 6️⃣ Question 6: Which word uses a suffix to mean 'capable of being'?
   A) quickly
   B) lovable
   C) sadness
   D) teacher
7. 7️⃣ Question 7: What is the base word in 'disagreeable'?
   A) dis
   B) agree
   C) able
   D) disagreeable