Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What is a "root" word?

• Holds the most basic meaning of any word

• A word that has to do with plants

• The beginning of a word

• The first word in a compound word

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.RI.5.4

Where do most roots in the English language come from? (check all that apply)

• Latin

• Greek

• Spanish

• Japanese

True or False: roots can only go at the beginning of a word.

• True

• False

Which of the following roots means "heat"?

• Bio

• Therm

• Duct

• Voc

What is a suffix?

• A morpheme added at the beginning of a word to form a derivative

• The beginning letters of a word that come before the first vowel

• A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative

• All of the letters following the first vowel in a word

What is a prefix?

• A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative

• A morpheme added at the beginning of a word to form a derivative

• The smallest unit of sound in the spoken English language

• the main part of a word

If you were to add the suffix -est to the end of a word it would mean ____

• Full of

• Most

• More

• Less

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CCSS.L.5.4B

Which prefix would you add to a word to make it mean "wrong"?

• Inter-

• Mis-

• Trans-

• Semi-

Which of these is considered a prefix?

• Inter-

• Fore-

• -ly

• -es

Which of these are considered a suffix?

• Therm

• Re-

• -ment

• None of the above