This challenging worksheet has students answer multiple-choice questions, and fill in blanks to practice roots, prefixes & suffixes skills.
It includes 9 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. The root mono means "one" and the root logue means "speech." What does monologue most likely mean?
A) A conversation between two people
B) A speech given by one person
C) A song performed by a choir
D) A written letter to many readers
2. A bicycle has the prefix bi- (two) and the root cycle (wheel/circle). What does a bilingual person have two of?
A) Two bicycles
B) Two homes in different countries
C) Two languages they can speak
D) Two sets of written instructions
3. The prefix tri- means "three." Which word means a shape with three angles and three sides?
A) Tricycle
B) Tripod
C) Triangle
D) Triple
4. The root poly means "many" and the root gon means "angle." A polygon is a shape with many angles. What does polygraph most likely involve?
A) Drawing many pictures at once
B) Recording many body signals to detect lies
C) Writing in many different languages
D) Counting many numbers quickly
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A monopoly means one group has total control, because mono means one and poly relates to selling.
2. Binoculars help you see far away and have two lenses, one for each eye, because bi- means two.
3. A triathlon is a race with three different sports: swimming, biking, and running.
4. A tripod is a three-legged stand used to hold a camera steady, because tri- means three and pod means foot.
5. If a monotone voice has only one tone, then polyphonic music has many notes playing at the same time.
Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. The root mono means "one" and the root logue means "speech." What does monologue most likely mean?
A) A conversation between two people
B) A speech given by one person
C) A song performed by a choir
D) A written letter to many readers
2. A bicycle has the prefix bi- (two) and the root cycle (wheel/circle). What does a bilingual person have two of?
A) Two bicycles
B) Two homes in different countries
C) Two languages they can speak
D) Two sets of written instructions
3. The prefix tri- means "three." Which word means a shape with three angles and three sides?
A) Tricycle
B) Tripod
C) Triangle
D) Triple
4. The root poly means "many" and the root gon means "angle." A polygon is a shape with many angles. What does polygraph most likely involve?
A) Drawing many pictures at once
B) Recording many body signals to detect lies
C) Writing in many different languages
D) Counting many numbers quickly
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) A monopoly means one group has total control, because mono means one and poly relates to selling.
2) Binoculars help you see far away and have two lenses, one for each eye, because bi- means two.
3) A triathlon is a race with three different sports: swimming, biking, and running.
4) A tripod is a three-legged stand used to hold a camera steady, because tri- means three and pod means foot.
5) If a monotone voice has only one tone, then polyphonic music has many notes playing at the same time.
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