5th Grade Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What does the prefix "auto" mean?

• self

• car

• life

• person

What is the root word of "unhelpful"?

• un

• helpful

• ful

• help

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

What does the suffix "graph" mean?

• work

• pen

• math

• write

What does the prefix "bio" mean?

• life

• plant

• air

• science

"Tele" in the word telephone is a _______.

• prefix

• suffix

• root word

"ology" in the word biology is a ________.

• prefix

• suffix

• root word

A suffix can be found at the ________ of a word.

• beginning

• middle

• end

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

A prefix is found at the ________ of a word.

• beginning

• middle

• end

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

A _________ is a word that can be made into new words.

• prefix

• suffix

• root word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Adding "-un" to a word changes the meaning to

• not

• more

• less

• to do