Word Root and Tell Their Meaning

Root Word

A root word is the most basic form of a word

It cannot be divided into any more segments.

These word pieces cannot stand on their own.

Tele​ is a word root

Word roots are parts of words that have meaning but cannot stand alone

They are used to form other words

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​Television
Telephone
Telescope

Look at the words on the next slide and tell me how does the meaning of tele relate to the meaning of each of the words?

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The word root tele means "at a distance"

Prefixes and suffixes

Magically change words just by adding beginnings or endings!

Prefixes can be divided into *family groups*

These groups put prefixes and suffixes that have the same meaning together.

Multiple Choice

What is a root word?

• a plain word that has no prefixes or suffixes
• the end of a word
• the beginning of a word
• a tricky ending

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

What is a suffix?

• the base of a word

• the beginning part of a word

• the end part of a word

Multiple Choice

What can sometimes happen to a word when a suffix is added?

• the grammar function can change

• it gets longer and more complicated

• it can get confusing

Multiple Choice

What happens to a word when a prefix is added?

• the spelling changes

• the word and meaning changes

• it turns into a different language

Poll

All prefixes and suffixes can be added to any base word.

• Truth

• No way!

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the PREFIX re- ?

• wrong

• apart

• no

• again

Multiple Choice

What does unbelievable mean?
The magic tricks he performed were unbelievable.

• believable
• amazing
• not believable
• ordinary

Multiple Choice

What does the word nonfiction mean?

• fiction AGAIN

• AGAINST fiction

• BEFORE fiction

• NOT fiction

Multiple Choice

Which suffix can you add to the word peace to make a new word?

• est

• ful

• ing

Multiple Choice

If you take away the prefix from disagree, the root word is agree

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The twins got on very well together and there was no jealous_____ between them.

• ness

• ism

• y

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a suffix?

• -Pre

• -ed

• -un

Multiple Choice

What prefix would you add to the word "view" to indicate that you see something before other people do?

• Pre

• Re

• Dis

Multiple Choice

Which suffix can you add to the end of cook to make new word?

• -ing.

• -est.

• -ful.