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Class 12 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 “super-” mean in “superhuman”?
- above; beyond
- far
- after
- a person who receives
Answer
(a) above; beyond
superhuman = super- + human
- 2.
What does the prefix “co-” mean in “coexist”?
- together
- the state or realm of
- across
- before
Answer
(a) together
coexist = co- + exist
- 3.
What does the suffix “-ism” mean in “realism”?
- a belief or practice of
- before
- self
- together
Answer
(a) a belief or practice of
realism = real + “-ism”
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “autobiography”, “ultramarine”.
Answer
autobiography = auto- + biography; ultramarine = ultra- + marine
- 5.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “television”, “cooperate”.
Answer
television = tele- + vision; cooperate = co- + operate
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Make the OPPOSITE of each word by adding a prefix: “kind”, “polite”, “fiction”, “legal”.
Answer
unkind, impolite, nonfiction, illegal
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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