Name:_______________Number:___ Date: ________ Pts: /25

(EGP 10 PTS)

Assessment: Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words

Circle the PREFIXES or SUFFIXES in the sentences below and
then write the root word.
(.5 pt/each=
/ 6 Pts)
Circle the PREFIX or SUFFIX :
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

I expect you to not misbehave.

The gymnast did a dismount off the beam.
That commercial is full of nonsense.
George was in a tremendous amount of pain.
Tyson will need to repaint the fence.
The baby got immediate medical treatment.

Root Word
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Match the affixes below to a root word in order to best

complete the sentences given.
(2 pt/each=
/14 Pts)
Prefixes:

Root Words:

mis-

judgmental

dis-

understood

non-

agrees

6) The judges job in a court case is to be ______________.

7) Jacobs mother ____________ with him about the
amount of time he should spend playing video games.

8) The students ______________ the teachers directions

and didnt complete their homework correctly.
Root Words:

Suffixes:

Enjoy

-tion

Intersect

-ous

Zoo

-logy

Fame

-ment

9) During a sporting event, they play music for your

_____________.
10) Where two lines meet is called the point of
_____________.
11) Sarah wants to study animals so she is going to take a
class on _____________.
12) Justin Bieber is _____________ for his singing abilities.

Constructed Response (RARE Strategy)

(5 Points)

How will your knowledge of affixes improve your abilities as

a reader and a writer?
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Standard: NV 1.4.4-Build and extend vocabulary using homophones, homographs, and prefixes.