Prefix, Root Words, and Suffix Pre-assessment

What is the meaning of the word prefix? 

• A word within a word
• A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning
• A group of letters put after a root word which changes its meaning
• A stand alone word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of the word suffix? 

• A word within a word
• A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning
• A group of letters put after a root word which changes its meaning
• A stand alone word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of root word? 

• A word within a word
• A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning
• A group of letters put after a root word which changes its meaning
• A stand alone word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does unhurt mean? 

• Hurt badly
• Hurt
• Not hurt
• In pain

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If you take the suffix away from unbreakable the root word is breakable. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If you take the suffix away from unbreakable the root word is breakable. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What are you doing if you reread a book? 

• Reading it for the first time
• Recycling it
• Reading it again
• Not doing anything with it

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Look at the following words and use your context clues to identify what the prefix "re" means. 
Redo, retry, retouch, and retake. 

• Do again
• recycle
• Ignore
• Enjoy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A suffix is a group of letters that you add to the start of a root word. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A