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CBSE · Class 9 · 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 “ir-” mean in “irresponsible”?
  1. two
  2. not
  3. a person skilled in
  4. between
2.
What does the prefix “anti-” mean in “antisocial”?
  1. between
  2. many
  3. to make or become
  4. against
3.
What does the suffix “-tion” mean in “education”?
  1. too much
  2. the act or process of
  3. full of; having
  4. under
4.
What does the suffix “-ise” mean in “modernise”?
  1. to make or become
  2. many
  3. a person skilled in
  4. not
5.
Which word has a suffix meaning “relating to”?
  1. traditional
  2. irregular
  3. irresponsible
  4. subway
6.
Which word has a prefix meaning “under”?
  1. subway
  2. overcook
  3. triangle
  4. antisocial
7.
Which word has a suffix meaning “the act or process of”?
  1. creation
  2. illogical
  3. triangle
  4. modernise
8.
Which word has a prefix meaning “three”?
  1. traditional
  2. triangle
  3. irresponsible
  4. government
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “government”, “bicycle”.
10.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “development”, “underestimate”.
11.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “dangerous”, “courageous”.
12.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “illegal”, “illogical”.
13.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) over- + cook (b) ir- + regular
14.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) art + “-ist” (b) non- + fiction
15.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) inter- + national (b) sub- + marine
16.
Join the parts to make a new word: (a) multi- + national (b) in- + active
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Make the OPPOSITE of each word by adding a prefix: “legal”, “fiction”, “logical”, “kind”.
18.
Write the root word and the suffix of each: “dangerous”, “modernise”, “education”, “development”. What does each suffix mean?
19.
Write the prefix in each word and what it means: “irresponsible”, “multinational”, “submarine”, “irregular”.
20.
Give the meaning of each and write one word that uses it: “over-”, “tri-”, “-ous”.
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QAnswerWorking
1(b) notirresponsible = ir- + responsible
2(d) againstantisocial = anti- + social
3(b) the act or process ofeducation = educate + “-tion”
4(a) to make or becomemodernise = modern + “-ise”
5(a) traditionaltraditional = tradition + “-al”
6(a) subwaysubway = sub- + way
7(a) creationcreation = create + “-tion”
8(b) triangletriangle = tri- + angle
9government = govern + “-ment”; bicycle = bi- + cycle—
10development = develop + “-ment”; underestimate = under- + estimate—
11dangerous = danger + “-ous”; courageous = courage + “-ous”—
12illegal = il- + legal; illogical = il- + logical—
13(a) overcook (b) irregularover- means "too much"; ir- means "not".
14(a) artist (b) nonfiction-ist means "a person skilled in"; non- means "not".
15(a) international (b) submarineinter- means "between"; sub- means "under".
16(a) multinational (b) inactivemulti- means "many"; in- means "not".
17illegal, nonfiction, illogical, unkindPrefixes that mean "not": un-, im-, dis-, il-, ir-, in-, non-, a-
18dangerous = danger + “-ous” (full of; having); modernise = modern + “-ise” (to make or become); education = educate + “-tion” (the act or process of); development = develop + “-ment” (the act or result of)—
19irresponsible: ir- (not); multinational: multi- (many); submarine: sub- (under); irregular: ir- (not)—
20over-: too much, e.g. overcook; tri-: three, e.g. triangle; -ous: full of; having, e.g. courageousAny correct word using the prefix or suffix.