Vocabulary Week 14

Front

-ly

Back

A suffix used to form adverbs from adjectives, indicating the manner of an action (e.g., quickly, happily).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

dem/demo

Back

A root word meaning 'people' or 'population' (e.g., democracy, demographic).

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Front

re-

Back

A prefix meaning 'again' or 'back' (e.g., redo, revisit).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

-sect

Back

A root word meaning 'to cut' (e.g., dissect, intersect).

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Front

non-

Back

A prefix meaning 'not' or 'without' (e.g., nonessential, nonverbal).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

ex-

Back

A prefix meaning 'out of' or 'from' (e.g., exit, exclude).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

prefix

Back

A word part added to the beginning of a root word to modify its meaning (e.g., 'un-' in 'undo').

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

suffix

Back

A word part added to the end of a root word to modify its meaning (e.g., '-ing' in 'running').

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

root

Back

The base part of a word that carries its primary meaning (e.g., 'act' in 'action').

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

base

Back

The main part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added (e.g., 'play' in 'playful').

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A