Word Work - Pack 1 - Day 1

​Word Parts - Week 1

​Affixes and Roots

Multiple Choice

What is a root of a word?

• letters you add to the beginning of a word to change its meaning

• the base part of a word that usually comes from a Greek or Latin stem

• letters you add to the end of a word to change its meaning

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of affixes?

• base and root

• prefix and suffix

• Greek and Latin

• fact and opinion

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​roots

aud: hear

form: shape

geo: earth

graph: write

ject: throw

port: carry

​Word Work Pack #1

​prefix

suffix

in-, im-, il-, ir-: not or toward

auto- : self

bio- : life

co-, con-, com-, : together

ex-, :away from

inter- : between

-able, -ible, : able to

-er, -or : a person who

-ian, -an, : having a skill

-ion, -ation, -sion, -tion : state of

-less : without

-logy : the study of

​Activity - Google Slide Study Cards

​Directions:

1. Open your Google Slides and create a new project

2. Name your project Word Work Pack #1

3. On each slide you will need the following:

   • the affix or root word

   • what the affix or root means

   • a picture that helps show the meaning

   • some example words using the affix or root