Word Roots

Word Roots

by Duong Dang

​Definition

Root word: the most basic part of a word, also a word in its own right

​​Root: the base part of a word, but does not typically form a stand-alone word on its own

​Affix = prefix/ suffix: a letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to make a new word (in meaning or form)

​Prefix: added before the root

​Suffix: added after the root

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Given this word family, what do you think the root audi means?

• Audio
• Audience
• Audition

• small

• listen/hear

• together

• far

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Given this word family, what do you think the root cred means?

• Credit
• Credible
• Incredible

• friend

• around

• believe

• make

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Given this word family, what do you think the root port means?

• Transport
• Export
• Porter

• carry

• under

• three

• less

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I had to retie my shoe because it wasn't tight enough.
The word "retie" means

• tie again
• untie
• without a tie
• does not tie

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The suffix -ful means

• without
• full of
• in a certain way

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Given this word family, what do you think the root therm means?

• Thermometer
• Thermal
• Thermostat

• tiny

• heat

• open

• measure

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Given this word family, what do you think the root spect mean?

Inspect

Spectacle

Suspect

• over

• change

• watch

• land

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Given this word family, what do you think the root aqua means?

• Aquarium
• Aquamarine
• Aquatic

• fire

• solid

• water

• under

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Given this word family, what do you think the root micro means?

• Microscope
• Microphone
• Microscopic

• in

• small

• down

• through

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Given this word family, what do you think the root tele means?

• Telephone
• Telescope
• Telepathy

• pull

• from afar

• to make

• place

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Given this word family, what do you think the root mega means?

• Megaphone
• Megalopolis
• Megabyte

• two

• whole

• over

• big

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Given this word family, what do you think the root auto mean?

• Autograph
• Automobile
• Autobiography

• self

• one

• before

• water

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Given this word family, what do you think the root man means?

• Manual
• Manage
• Maneuver

• speak

• go

• shape

• hand

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A prefix goes _________of a word.

• at the end
• at the beginning
• in the middle

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A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning
• in the middle
• at the end 

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What does the prefix "bi-" mean?

• one
• two
• three

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What does the prefix "mis-" mean?

• not
• two
• wrongly

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What does the prefix "tri-" mean?

• not
• two
• three

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What does the prefix "pre-" mean?

• not
• before
• undo

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What does the prefix "fore" mean?

• ten

• to cause to be

• opposite

• before

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What does the prefix "semi" mean?

• not

• small

• half

• between

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What does the suffix "-ful" mean?

• not
• without
• full of

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This root means "wheel"

• bibl

• multi

• cycl

• graph

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"dis-" means:

• not

• before

• bad

• again

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-er/-or means:

• characterized by

• notable for

• again

• one who

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"un-" means

• bad

• not

• book

• again

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This prefix means "before"

• un-

• re-

• pre-

• dis-

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"mis-" means:

• not

• equal

• bad

• before

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"re" means:

• before

• not

• again, back

• bad

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"multi" means:

• not

• again, back

• one who

• much, many

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What does the prefix "auto" mean?

• self

• against

• above

• small