Prefix, Suffix, Root Words 1

A prefix are the letters before a root word. When you preheat the oven, you warm it up before baking something. What does the prefix pre- mean?

• before
• after
• again
• lost

When you redo your homework, you do it over. The prefix re- means_______.

• to see
• terrible
• not
• again

When you are unhappy, you are sad. The prefix un- means ____.

• sad
• not
• incorrect / wrong
• happy

In math, you put numbers in a bar graph. A graphic novel has words and pictures. The root word graph means _____.

• big
• small
• to write, draw, or picture
• to see up close

Something that is portable is easy to carry. When you import goods, you bring them in to a place. The root word port means ______.

• to see
• to draw, write, or picture
• to carry
• to be alive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

A microscope lets you see small things better A telescope lets you see things far away better. The root word scope means ____.

• to see
• small
• large
• far away

A biologist studies living things.
The root word bio means _____

• by
• for
• life
• death

To misread something is to read it incorrectly. The prefix mis- means ____.

• incorrect / wrong
• read
• not / without
• to draw, write, or picture

Think about the words playful, careful, thoughtful. The suffix ful- means _____.

• playing
• caring
• full of
• without

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If someone is adorable, it is easy to adore or love them. The suffix able means _____.

• love
• adore
• not
• can