6th Grade Word Stems

What does the stem ante mean?

• against

• out

• around

• before

What word stem(s) means bad?

• Mal

• con

• intra

• mis

What does the stem extra mean in the word extrodinary?

• half

• not

• beyond

• after

What does the stem super mean?

• over

• into

• against

• three

Johnny says that he is feeling depleted. Amanda thinks this means under the weather because de means down. Is she right?

• Yes!

• No!

• I think so...

In the word bicycle, the stem ______ means two.

• inter

• tri

• con

• bi

Which two stems mean not?

• non, mis

• mal, un

• non, un

• mis, mal

bi + tri =

• hexa

• penta

• bananas

What does the stem syn and sym mean?

• together

• against

• away

• equal

What does the stem circum mean?

• circle

• around

• between

• together