5.4.R.3 Affixes, Latin Roots, & Stems

Latin roots, affixes, & stems

Guided Practice:

Read "Foods that Will Win the War and HOw to Cook Them" in your textbook.

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affixes, latin roots, & stems

Multiple Choice

What are affixes?

• the smallest part in a word

• words without prefixes or suffixes

• word parts that change the meaning of a word

• words that have a Greek and Latin origin

Multiple Choice

Based on the suffix -ment, which changes verbs into nouns, the word government as used in paragraph 1 means

• more than one legal law.

• political leaders.

• without political leaders.

• the one political leader.

Multiple Choice

Based on the suffix -est, added to the word rich in paragraph 1, richest means

• having the most in amount.

• having some amount.

• needing some amount.

• giving away an amount.

Multiple Choice

Based on the Latin suffix -age, the word shortage in paragraph 1 means

• result of lack of something.

• result of having too much to store.

• result of a war taking things.

• result of too many nutrients in some foods.

Multiple Choice

Based on the Latin prefix co-, meaning jointly, together, the word cooperates from paragraph 1 means

• separate from each other.

• break up.

• part from each other.

• work together.

Multiple Choice

Based on the latin root scrib, which means to write, the word prescribed as used in paragraph 2 means

• a verbal order.

• a written letter.

• a written suggestion.

• a verbal suggestion.

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 2, the word disrupt is based on the Latin root rupt meaning

• break up.

• enlarge.

• replace.

• disturb.

Multiple Choice

Based on the Latin root substitutus, which means to put in place of, the word substitute as used in paragraph 3 means

• continue.

• exchange.

• retain.

• keep.

Multiple Choice

Based on the Latin root bene, the word benefit in paragraph 5 means

• debt.

• gift.

• aid.

• notice.

Multiple Choice

What is a root word?

• a word part that has one affix

• a word part that has two affixes

• a word part too large for an affix

• a word part without any affixes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a fact?

• North America is the best continent?

• There are seven continents.

• Asia has better food than Europe.

• Antarctica is the most fun continent to visit.

Multiple Choice

Read the following.

The buzz of the bees alerted us to get away from the holly bush.

Which literary device is used in the above sentence?

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Read the following.

Ouch! My sunburn is very painful.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the above sentence?

• interjection

• conjunction

• preposition

• adverb

Multiple Choice

If a student wanted to find out who won the Super Bowl in 2012, which resource could be used?

• almanac

• atlas

• dictionary

• thesaurus

Multiple Choice

The main character in a story is usually the ___________.

• antagonist

• enemy

• protagonist

• rival

Multiple Choice

If the Latin root port means to carry, and the prefix trans means across, then the word transport means

• to run from one place to another.

• to walk from one place to another

• to look from one place to another.

• to take from one place to another.

Multiple Choice

If a selection has a list of characters, stage directions, and dialogue, it is most likely

• poetry.

• a drama.

• fiction.

• nonfiction.

Multiple Choice

Which literary element tells when and where the story takes place?

• plot

• setting

• theme

• characterization

Multiple Choice

Read the following.

The parking meter and the shopping cart were invented in Oklahoma.

Which verb tense is used in the above sentence?

• present tense

• perfect present tense

• past tense

• future tense

Open Ended

Explain the literary device of hyperbole.

read the story, "boise city bombing: a lesson from war"

Complete the Independent & Continuous Practice from your textbook.