Lighthouse Christian School of Nasipit, Agusan Norte, Inc.

Triangulo, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte

ENGLISH VI

Name: ________________________________________________ Date: ______________________

PREFIX
I. Complete each sentence by adding a prefix to the word in parenthesis. Choose from the list below:

un - im - mis - in - omni -
dis - sub - un - ir - inter -

1. The drunkard is an _______________________ father. ( responsible )

2. There was an accident in the ________________________. ( section )

3. The actor left an _____________________________ indie film. ( finished )

4. The building materials were __________________________. ( standard )

5. God is an ________________________ Being. ( present )

6. Bradley had been the ______________________ triathlon champion for two consecutive years in
a row. ( beaten )
7. Anyone who was late would be _______________________. ( qualified )

8. He had the ______________________ to call him before the race. ( sight )

9. Some of the turns on the bicycle race would be ________________________. ( leading )

10. It would be ________________________, however, to miss the finish line. ( possible )

SUFFIX
II. Complete each sentence by adding a suffix to the word in parenthesis. Choose from the list below:

- ly - ful - ic - ize - ion

- ness - ous - dom - ment - able

1. I consider my mother as the most _______________________ woman in the world. ( beauty )

2. The teacher gives me __________________________. ( encourage )

3. Don Bosco, the ______________ friend of young boys had such a great influence on them. (hero)

4. I _______________________ with my sick friend. ( sympathy )

5. ____________________ speaks louder than words. ( Act )

6. The best thing about her is her ______________________. ( kind )

7. People are _____________________ during holidays. ( joy )

8. He is the most important knight in Richard's whole _______________________. ( king )

9. The old cup is ______________________. ( break )

10. He walks ___________________. ( slow )

Name: ___________________________________________________________ ENGLISH VI

A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a root word.

Here is a list of common prefixes with some examples:

Prefix Meaning Example

a-, an- without amoral, atypical

ante- before antecedent, antenatal

anti- against anti-establishment

auto- self autopilot

be- make or cause befriend, belittle

circum- around circumvent

co- with co-conspirator, co-pilot

com-, con- with companion, contact

contra- against contradiction

de- off delist, devalue

dis- not disappear

en- put into enclose, envelop

ex- out of, former extract, ex-governor

extra- beyond, more than extracurricular

fore- earlier, before foreclose, foresee

hetero- different heterosexual

homo- same homonym, homophone

hyper- over, more hyperactive

il-, im-, in-, ir- not, without illegal, impractical, inconsiderate, irresponsible

in- into insert

inter- between internet, intersection,

intra- between intranet, intravenous

macro- large macronutrients

micro- small microscope

mis- badly or wrongly mislead, misinform, misidentify

mono- one monocle

non- not, without nonentity, nonstarter,

omni- all, every omnipresent, omniscient

over- too much overbook, oversleep, overwork

out- more or better than others outperform, outbid

post- after post-mortem

 pre-, pro- before, forward precede, project

re- again or back restructure, revisit, reappear, rebuild, refinance

sub- under submarine, substandard

syn- same time synchronize

super- above supervisor, superhuman

trans- across, over Transmit, transform, transcribe, transplant

tri- three tripod, triceratops

un- not undone, unfinished,

under- not enough underfund, undersell, undervalue, underdevelop

uni- one unicorn, unilaterally

A suffix is a word part added to the end of a root word.

Here is a list of common suffixes with some examples: