Prefixes, Suffixes, Root words

Choose the correct meaning of the prefix
"pre-"

• not
• with
• badly
• before

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does the prefix "dis-" mean in "dislike"?

• into 
• before
• under
• not

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What does the prefix "ex-" mean in the word "exhale"?

• into
• for
• out
• not

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does the prefix "sub-" mean in "submarine"?

• under
• take away
• into
• out of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What is the correct definition of the word "defrost"?

• to make a frosty
• to take away frost
• to frost again
• to not be frosty

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

The suffix "ity" in celebrity means:

• study of celebrating
• native of celebrating
• state of being famous
• to make a celebration

A suffix is

• letters added to the beginning of a word
• letters added to the end of a word 
• what is left if you remove the other parts
• not helpful when figuring out the meaning of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

A root word is 

• Letters added to the beginning of a word
• Letters added to the end of a word
• What's left after removing all prefixes and suffixes
• Not important when figuring out the meaning of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A prefix is

• Letters added to the beginning of a word
• Letters added to the end of a word
• What's left when you remove the other parts
• Not important when figuring out the meaning of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Many common root words in English come from which 2 languages?

• Russian and Hebrew
• Pashtu and Arabic
• Mandarin and Japanese
• Greek and Latin

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E