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Etymology Review!

Authored by David Krivit

English

6th - 8th Grade

20 Questions

CCSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What root word means "time"?

struct

chron

trans

mini

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What prefix means "out of"?

semi

inter

phon

exo

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does "semi-circle" mean?

Big circle

Half circle

Small circle

Under circle

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

"-ward" meaning direction is a:

Prefix

Root Word

Suffix

None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

If progress means to step forward, what word means to step backward?

Transgress

Bypass

Regress

Subgress

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the root word for "empty"?

Vac

Script

Struct

Mini

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What would the word "transcribe mean" if you looked up the prefix and the root word?

Before time

Half empty

Against earth

Across writing

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

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