Prefixes and root words

If antifreeze is used in cars to prevent freezing in very cold temperatures, what does the prefix anti mean?

• freezing something

• going against freezing

• warming things up

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The recipe calls to defrost chicken before cooking it. What does defrost mean?

• to take the cold away

• to cook it

• to eat it

• to freeze it

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The word disagree means to not agree. What does the word dissimilar mean?

• similar, or the same

• to look alike

• to not be similar, to be different

• to not smile

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Sentence: My friend and I encode our messages so they're kept secret. What does encode mean?

• to discover something

• to cover up something

• to write a letter

• to write in a special code

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Sentence: I need an embrace when I am crying. When else could you embrace something?

• When you dislike something

• When things smell bad

• When people are walking

• When you love it

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Forecast means to be able to tell the weather BEFORE it happens. What does the word forehead mean?

• the back part of the head

• the front part of the head

• the side of the head

• on top of the head

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the prefix in the word infield?

• infield

• field

• in

• there isn't one

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The prefix in in injustice means not. Which word uses the prefix in to mean not also?

• inside

• interrupt

• indescribable

• into

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does impossible mean?

• something is possible

• something can be passed

• something cannot be passed

• something cannot be possible

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix ill mean in the word illiterate?

• not literate; not able to read

• it is not a prefix

• able to read

• not feeling well

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A