Roots and Affixes Instruction Set 3

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to understand common roots and affixes when learning new words?

• It helps you guess the meaning of unfamiliar words

• It makes reading faster

• It improves handwriting

• It helps with spelling only

Multiple Choice

Match the following roots to their correct meanings using the definition bank: Hyper, Demo, Dia, Mal.

• Hyper - Over, above; Demo - People, population; Dia - Through, across, or between; Mal - Bad, badly

• Hyper - Bad, badly; Demo - Over, above; Dia - People, population; Mal - Through, across, or between

• Hyper - People, population; Demo - Through, across, or between; Dia - Bad, badly; Mal - Over, above

• Hyper - Through, across, or between; Demo - Bad, badly; Dia - Over, above; Mal - People, population

Multiple Choice

Which roots from the review set mean 'not, negative' and 'equal'?

• Dys and Equi

• Mal and Gress

• Hyper and Demo

• Dia and Exter

Multiple Choice

Which of the following roots is correctly matched with its meaning?

• man - hand, by hand

• aud - place

• act - hear, listen

• loc - do, perform

Fill in the Blank

The root 'loc' as in 'locate' means ___.

Fill in the Blank

The root 'ped' means ___.

Multiple Choice

Match each root to its meaning: ped, port, spec, tract.

• ped - foot, port - carry, spec - see/look, tract - pull/drag

• ped - carry, port - foot, spec - pull/drag, tract - see/look

• ped - see/look, port - pull/drag, spec - carry, tract - foot

• ped - pull/drag, port - see/look, spec - foot, tract - carry

Multiple Choice

Which root means 'see, look'?

• ped

• port

• spec

• tract

Open Ended

How do you think using morphological awareness can help you understand new words in your reading?