Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

What do the prefixes -il, -in, -im, and -ir mean?

• not, in/into
• without
• change

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Which root means "lead"?

• clud, clus
• duc, duct
• pos, pon
• fer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

What is the prefix in the words "metamorphic", "metabolism", and "metaphor"?

• meta
• morph
• ism

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What does the suffix -ism mean?

• similar
• belief, condition
• rule

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

What prefix means "upon, on, over, near, at, before, after"?

• il, im, ir, in
• fer
• epi

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What root means "put" or "place"?

• pos, pon
• fer
• ism

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

What suffix means "rule"?

• crat, cracy
• ism
• meta

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does the root -clus- or -clud- mean?

• change
• close, together, shut
• all

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

What prefix means "not or without"?

• a, an
• il, ir, im, in
• meta

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What prefix means "beyond/higher" or "changed/altered"?

• meta
• epi
• a, an

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A