Cortes Lessons

Test Prep
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Today we will....

​Review past skills learned this school year,
such as, prefixes, suffixes, primary and secondary sources

​​Root word

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A root stem is a part of a word that has meaning, but cannot stand on its own. It is usually a Latin or Greek root, but not always.

Ex.) aud- hear

audible- able to be heard​

Root stem​

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A root word is part of a word that has its own meaning as a regular word.

Ex.) ​act- to move or do

actor- someone who acts​

Affixes

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Suffixes go after a root.

Ex.) -ness: makes a word a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea)

-able: ​able to do something

​Suffixes

Prefixes go before a root.

Ex.) pre: before

post: after

un: not​

Prefixes

Fill in the Blanks

A prefix goes

the root of the word.

Fill in the Blanks

A suffix goes

the root of the word

​Remember, affixes are...

• ​Prefixes, a word part added to the start of a root word which will modify the meaning of that word.

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• ​Suffixes, a word part added to the end of a root word which modifies the meaning of that root.

Common Roots

• Ambi= both

• Aqua= water

• Aud= to hear

• bene= good

• dict= to say

• fract= to break

• srib/scribe= to write

Common Prefixes

• Pre= before, in front of (prefix, pretax, prequel)

• in/non/un/im= not (inadequate, nonfat, undo, impossible).

• dis= lack of, apart, not (disappear, disconnect)

• mis= wrong (misstep, miscommunicate)

Common Suffixes

• able/ible= able to (understandable, visible)

• ful= full of (graceful, beautiful)

• less= without (meaningless, pointless)

• ment= action/resulting state (resentment, retirement)

• ly= in a specified manner (quickly, carefully)

Using Roots and Affixes

• Take a word such as unsuccessfully

• break it down into roots and affixes

• un-success-ful-ly

• we know that un- means not, -ful means ful, and -ly means in a certain way, so we can figure out that this means not in a way that is full of success.

Using Roots and Affixes

• inaudible

• break it down into roots and affixes

• in-aud-ible

• not-to hear-able

• not able to be heard

Using Roots and Affixes

• ambidextrous

• break it down into roots and affixes

• ambi-dext-(r)ous

• both-right hand-full of

• ability to use both hands skillfully

Multiple Choice

Adding a prefix/suffix changes the meaning of a word.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Check all the boxes with words that have a root words.

• biology

• sandbox

• submarine

• bicycle

Multiple Choice

Which word means an underwater ship?

• mariner

• submarine

• visible

• cyclone

Multiple Choice

Which word means a story of a person's life?

• biology

• audible

• chronological

• biography

Multiple Choice

Which word means loud enough to be heard?

• audience

• visible

• audible

• videocassette

Multiple Choice

Which word means the study of living things?

• mariner

• biology

• biography

• science

Multiple Choice

What is the root in the word evidence?

• evi

• vid

• den

• nce

Multiple Choice

What is the root in the word cyclone?

• cycl

• clo

• one

• ycl

Multiple Choice

What is the root in the word chronological?

• chr

• chron

• logical

• olog

Multiple Choice

Alex is chronically late. Even with a watch on her wrist and clock on her iphone, she can never arrive anywhere on time!

The word chronically in this paragraph means-

• one time

• several times

• never

• always

Fill in the Blanks

What is the prefix in the word invisible?

Fill in the Blanks

What is the suffix in the the word invisible?

Fill in the Blanks

What is the rootword in the word invisible?

Open Ended

Essential Question:

How can root words help you understand the meaning of words?

Root words can help you understand the meaning of words because.....

Primary and Secondary Sources

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/primary-secondary-sources/

Multiple Choice

A primary source is one made or written by a person who witnessed an event.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An artifact is an example of a primary source.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A secondary source is material that was written or created by someone who did not witness or experience an event firsthand.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

Our social studies textbook is an example of secondary source.

• False

• True