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CBSE · Class 12 · English

Prefixes and Suffixes

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
What does the prefix “super-” mean in “superhuman”?
  1. above; beyond
  2. far
  3. after
  4. a person who receives
2.
What does the prefix “co-” mean in “coexist”?
  1. together
  2. the state or realm of
  3. across
  4. before
3.
What does the suffix “-ism” mean in “realism”?
  1. a belief or practice of
  2. before
  3. self
  4. together
4.
What does the suffix “-dom” mean in “kingdom”?
  1. above; beyond
  2. the state or realm of
  3. together
  4. before
5.
Which word has a suffix meaning “a person who receives”?
  1. employee
  2. prefix
  3. freedom
  4. autobiography
6.
Which word has a prefix meaning “after”?
  1. employee
  2. solidify
  3. autobiography
  4. postgraduate
7.
Which word has a suffix meaning “a belief or practice of”?
  1. simplify
  2. capitalism
  3. television
  4. superhuman
8.
Which word has a prefix meaning “half”?
  1. semicircle
  2. supernatural
  3. television
  4. realism
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “autobiography”, “ultramarine”.
10.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “television”, “cooperate”.
11.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “simplify”, “solidify”.
12.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “amoral”, “asymmetrical”.
13.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) pre- + fix (b) super- + natural
14.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) brother + “-hood” (b) free + “-dom”
15.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) trans- + port (b) post- + war
16.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) hyper- + active (b) trans- + national
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Make the OPPOSITE of each word by adding a prefix: “kind”, “polite”, “fiction”, “legal”.
18.
Write the root word and the suffix of each: “simplify”, “solidify”, “realism”, “kingdom”. What does each suffix mean?
19.
Write the prefix in each word and what it means: “amoral”, “postgraduate”, “cooperate”, “prefix”.
20.
Give the meaning of each and write one word that uses it: “ultra-”, “-ism”, “semi-”.
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Prefixes and Suffixes · AW-12E-AFX-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

QAnswerWorking
1(a) above; beyondsuperhuman = super- + human
2(a) togethercoexist = co- + exist
3(a) a belief or practice ofrealism = real + “-ism”
4(b) the state or realm ofkingdom = king + “-dom”
5(a) employeeemployee = employ + “-ee”
6(d) postgraduatepostgraduate = post- + graduate
7(b) capitalismcapitalism = capital + “-ism”
8(a) semicirclesemicircle = semi- + circle
9autobiography = auto- + biography; ultramarine = ultra- + marine—
10television = tele- + vision; cooperate = co- + operate—
11simplify = simple + “-ify”; solidify = solid + “-ify”The spelling of the root can change a little when a suffix is added.
12amoral = a- + moral; asymmetrical = a- + symmetrical—
13(a) prefix (b) supernaturalpre- means "before"; super- means "above; beyond".
14(a) brotherhood (b) freedom-hood means "the state or group of"; -dom means "the state of".
15(a) transport (b) postwartrans- means "across"; post- means "after".
16(a) hyperactive (b) transnationalhyper- means "over; too much"; trans- means "across".
17unkind, impolite, nonfiction, illegalPrefixes that mean "not": un-, im-, dis-, il-, ir-, in-, non-, a-
18simplify = simple + “-ify” (to make); solidify = solid + “-ify” (to make); realism = real + “-ism” (a belief or practice of); kingdom = king + “-dom” (the state or realm of)—
19amoral: a- (without); postgraduate: post- (after); cooperate: co- (together); prefix: pre- (before)—
20ultra-: beyond, e.g. ultramarine; -ism: a belief or practice of, e.g. capitalism; semi-: half, e.g. semicircleAny correct word using the prefix or suffix.