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Class 8 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 “re-” mean in “rebuild”?
- relating to
- without
- the state or time of being
- again
Answer
(d) again
rebuild = re- + build
- 2.
What does the suffix “-ly” mean in “quickly”?
- in a way that is
- the state or quality of
- between
- not
Answer
(a) in a way that is
quickly = quick + “-ly”
- 3.
What does the prefix “over-” mean in “overcook”?
- the state or time of being
- too much
- a person skilled in
- to make or become
Answer
(b) too much
overcook = over- + cook
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “government”, “multinational”.
Answer
government = govern + “-ment”; multinational = multi- + national
- 5.
Split each word into its root word and its prefix or suffix: “irregular”, “bicycle”.
Answer
irregular = ir- + regular; bicycle = bi- + cycle
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Make the OPPOSITE of each word by adding a prefix: “legal”, “happy”, “kind”, “symmetrical”.
Answer
illegal, unhappy, unkind, asymmetrical
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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