Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

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

• not, in/into
• without
• change

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

Which root means "lead"?

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

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

• meta
• morph
• ism

What does the suffix -ism mean?

• similar
• belief, condition
• rule

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.RI.4.4

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

• il, im, ir, in
• fer
• epi

What root means "put" or "place"?

• pos, pon
• fer
• ism

What suffix means "rule"?

• crat, cracy
• ism
• meta

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

• change
• close, together, shut
• all

What prefix means "not or without"?

• a, an
• il, ir, im, in
• meta

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

• meta
• epi
• a, an