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CBSE · Class 6 · 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 “im-” mean in “impolite”?
  1. the state or relationship of
  2. a person who
  3. again
  4. not
2.
What does the prefix “mis-” mean in “misunderstand”?
  1. in a way that is
  2. again
  3. the state or time of being
  4. wrongly
3.
What does the suffix “-ness” mean in “kindness”?
  1. wrongly
  2. can be
  3. the state or quality of
  4. not
4.
What does the suffix “-able” mean in “washable”?
  1. can be
  2. without
  3. full of
  4. before
5.
Which word has a suffix meaning “the state or relationship of”?
  1. friendship
  2. careful
  3. farmer
  4. preheat
6.
Which word has a prefix meaning “again”?
  1. preview
  2. misspell
  3. misunderstand
  4. rebuild
7.
Which word has a suffix meaning “the state or quality of”?
  1. fearless
  2. darkness
  3. washable
  4. teacher
8.
Which word has a suffix meaning “full of”?
  1. darkness
  2. helpful
  3. preview
  4. kindness
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “homeless”, “careful”.
10.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “fearless”, “preheat”.
11.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “teacher”, “farmer”.
12.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “unhappy”, “unkind”.
13.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) pre- + view (b) im- + possible
14.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) quick + “-ly” (b) child + “-hood”
15.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) dis- + agree (b) re- + write
16.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) mis- + spell (b) dis- + honest
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Make the OPPOSITE of each word by adding a prefix: “symmetrical”, “honest”, “agree”, “logical”.
18.
Write the root word and the suffix of each: “helpful”, “farmer”, “quickly”, “kindness”. What does each suffix mean?
19.
Write the prefix in each word and what it means: “rebuild”, “impossible”, “rewrite”, “misspell”.
20.
Give the meaning of each and write one word that uses it: “-able”, “dis-”, “-ful”.
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QAnswerWorking
1(d) notimpolite = im- + polite
2(d) wronglymisunderstand = mis- + understand
3(c) the state or quality ofkindness = kind + “-ness”
4(a) can bewashable = wash + “-able”
5(a) friendshipfriendship = friend + “-ship”
6(d) rebuildrebuild = re- + build
7(b) darknessdarkness = dark + “-ness”
8(b) helpfulhelpful = help + “-ful”
9homeless = home + “-less”; careful = care + “-ful”—
10fearless = fear + “-less”; preheat = pre- + heat—
11teacher = teach + “-er”; farmer = farm + “-er”—
12unhappy = un- + happy; unkind = un- + kind—
13(a) preview (b) impossiblepre- means "before"; im- means "not".
14(a) quickly (b) childhood-ly means "in a way that is"; -hood means "the state or time of being".
15(a) disagree (b) rewritedis- means "not"; re- means "again".
16(a) misspell (b) dishonestmis- means "wrongly"; dis- means "not".
17asymmetrical, dishonest, disagree, illogicalPrefixes that mean "not": un-, im-, dis-, il-, ir-, in-, non-, a-
18helpful = help + “-ful” (full of); farmer = farm + “-er” (a person who); quickly = quick + “-ly” (in a way that is); kindness = kind + “-ness” (the state or quality of)—
19rebuild: re- (again); impossible: im- (not); rewrite: re- (again); misspell: mis- (wrongly)—
20-able: can be, e.g. washable; dis-: not, e.g. disagree; -ful: full of, e.g. helpfulAny correct word using the prefix or suffix.