Prefix, Suffix, & Root Words Pretest

Master word parts! This pretest checks prefix, suffix, and root word knowledge for grades 3-5.

3rd Grade Prefix Suffix List Match the prefix or suffix to its' meaning. dis- not/ opposite of in- not -ful full of -less without -y characterized by/ like -ly characteristic of 4th Grade Prefixes under- too little/ below over- too much/ above non- not pre- before bi- two tri- three quad- four oct- eight 4th Grade Suffix -tion, -ation act of/ state of/ result of -ness condition/ state of -ment act/ process -er, -or one who/ that which 5th Grade Prefixes semi- half super- above/ on top of/ beyond multi- many/ much poly- many/ much tele- distant/ far mis- bad or badly/ wrong or wrongly inter- between 5th Grade Prefixes pt. 2 mid- middle sub- under, beneath, below/ secondary deca-, deci- ten kilo- 1,000 milli-, mille- 1,000 centi- 100 5th Grade Suffixes -able, -ible can be done -ian, -an one having a certain skill/ relating to/ belonging to -ship condition of/ skill -ist one who does a specific action -logy, -ology science of/ study of -ism act/ belief/ practice of -ence, -ance act/ condition of -ess feminine 5th Grade Root Words max great meter, metr measure photo light port to carry phobia, phobic, phobe irrational fear or hatred/ one who fears rupt break/ burst scrib, script to write gram, graph written/ drawn dict to say/ tell ject to throw spec, spect to see/ watch/ observe