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Class 11 Prefixes and Suffixes worksheet
CBSE English. What prefixes and suffixes mean, splitting words into root and affix, making opposites. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the words change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
What does the prefix “sub-” mean in “subway”?
- over; too much
- under
- a belief or practice of
- half
Answer
(b) under
subway = sub- + way
- 2.
What does the suffix “-ist” mean in “artist”?
- under
- the state or realm of
- a person skilled in
- far
Answer
(c) a person skilled in
artist = art + “-ist”
- 3.
What does the prefix “pre-” mean in “prefix”?
- a person skilled in
- to make
- against
- before
Answer
(d) before
prefix = pre- + fix
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “autobiography”, “hyperactive”.
Answer
autobiography = auto- + biography; hyperactive = hyper- + active
- 5.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “supernatural”, “ultramarine”.
Answer
supernatural = super- + natural; ultramarine = ultra- + marine
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Make the OPPOSITE of each word by adding a prefix: “logical”, “symmetrical”, “responsible”, “fiction”.
Answer
illogical, asymmetrical, irresponsible, nonfiction
Prefixes that mean "not": un-, im-, dis-, il-, ir-, in-, non-, a-
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Prefixes and Suffixes sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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