Morris Prefixes and Root Words

The ______, or base, is the word you can add a prefix or suffix onto.

• coffee

• root

• affix

• stem

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

The root word tele means _______.

Examples: telephone, telescope

• at a distance

• water

• earth

• coffee

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

The root word aqua means __________.

Examples: aquarium, aquatic

• earth

• listen

• life

• water

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

The root word ology means __________.

Examples: biology, geology

• coffee

• write

• study of

• water

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

The root word graph means _______.

Examples: autograph, biography

• at a distance

• listen

• coffee

• write

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

A _______ is an affix, or word part, that is added to the beginning of a root word.

• suffix

• root word

• prefix

• coffee

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

The prefix re- means __________.

Examples: replay, redo

• again

• not

• wrong

• coffee

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

The prefix un- means _______.

Examples: unhappy, unfinished

• life

• again

• not

• coffee

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

The prefix mis- means _______.

Examples: misused, misunderstood

• wrong

• yes

• again

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

The prefix dis- means _________.

Examples: disobey, dishonest

• wrong

• again

• before

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B