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Class 7 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 “im-” mean in “impolite”?
- the state or relationship of
- a person who
- again
- not
Answer
(d) not
impolite = im- + polite
- 2.
What does the prefix “mis-” mean in “misunderstand”?
- in a way that is
- again
- the state or time of being
- wrongly
Answer
(d) wrongly
misunderstand = mis- + understand
- 3.
What does the suffix “-ness” mean in “kindness”?
- wrongly
- can be
- the state or quality of
- not
Answer
(c) the state or quality of
kindness = kind + “-ness”
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “homeless”, “careful”.
Answer
homeless = home + “-less”; careful = care + “-ful”
- 5.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “fearless”, “preheat”.
Answer
fearless = fear + “-less”; preheat = pre- + heat
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Make the OPPOSITE of each word by adding a prefix: “symmetrical”, “honest”, “agree”, “logical”.
Answer
asymmetrical, dishonest, disagree, illogical
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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