H11 Grammar: Roots and Root Words

H11 Grammar: Roots and Root Words

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Roots and Root Words

Many words contain common roots that come originally from Greek and Latin languages. Affixes are added to the roots to make words you recognize in English. When you know the meaning of the roots and affixes, you can find the meaning of the word.

Affix

an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word, to modify its meaning.

Multiple Choice

Where does a suffix go?

• before the word

• after the word

• in the middle of the word

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Where does a prefix go?

• before the word

• after the word

• in the middle of the word

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1.A suffix is a word part attached to -

• A the beginning of a base word

• B the middle of a base word

• C the end of a base word

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What is a prefix?

• a part added to the middle of a word
• root word
• a part added to the beginning of a word
• a part added to the end of a word

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Some words have a prefix and a suffix.

• True

• False

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What is a suffix?

• a part added to the beginning of a word

• a part added to the middle of a word

• root word

• a part added to the end of a word

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A suffix is a group of letters added to the start of a root word.

• True

• False

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Which of the following roots means to hear?

• aud

• duct

• techn

• tel

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Techn

• Skill, art

• Throw

• To lead

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What is the prefix in the word inaudible?

• in

• ible

• aud

• able

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Tel

• Far off, distant

• Skill, art

• To see

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What is the suffix in the word inaudible?

• ible

• able

• in

• aud

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Ject

• Throw

• Skill

• Far off

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Aud

• To hear

• To lead

• To See

Open Ended

Can you think of some words that have aud as part of its root word?

Aud meaning to hear

• Audience

• Audition

• Audible

• Auditory

Fill in the Blank

A ___________ is a word part that comes at the end of a word.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following roots means to lead?

• duc/duct

• ject

• vid/vis

• aud

Open Ended

What is the prefix and suffix of the word introduction?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning for the following word: Duct

• to make less

• tube through which something is led

• something that leads into something else

• a person who leads a television show, film, or other broadcast

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Duc/ Duct

• To lead

• To see

• Throw

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Choose the correct meaning for the following word: Reduce

• to make less

• tube through which something is led

• something that leads into something else

• a person who leads a television show, film, or other broadcast

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Vid/ Vis

• To see

• To hear

• To lead

Open Ended

Write a word that contains the root vis or vid in it.

Vid/ Vis means to see

• Vision

• Visionary

• Video

• Evidence

• Visitor

• Invisible

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning for the following word: introduction

• something that leads into something else

• to make less

• tube through which something is led

• a person who leads a television show, film, or other broadcast

Fill in the Blank

A ___________ is a word part that comes at the beginning of a word.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning for the following word: Producer

• a person who leads a television show, film, or other broadcast

• something that leads into something else

• tube through which something is led

• to make less

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