Prefix and Suffix


  1. Pick out the correct prefix or suffix to be added to each given root word. Encircle the letter of your Answer.

1. Air contains vapor and a wide assort ___ of small particles.
a. –ed c. –ing
b. –ment d. –er
2. Airplanes and spacecraft have pressurized cabins to make flying more comfort____ for the people.
a. –ed c. –able
b. –ing d. –ment
3. Even when the iron is present in the diet, anemia will result if the metabolism is faulty so that the
body is ____able to utilize iron in the formation of the hemoglobin molecule.
a. pre- c. im-
b. il- d. un-
4. Adult frogs live on land, returning to the water to ____produce.
a. pro- c. re-
b. il- d. ri-
5. Amethyst is a ____precious type of quartz colored by traces of manganese or iron.
a. un- c. semi-
b. de- d. anti-
6. The dog was confused by the man’s actions. It felt that it should ____trust him.
a. il- c. mis-
b. im- d. ir

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