Roots and Affixes

At school we always try to quietly walk down the hallway. The classrooms we walk by are learning and we shouldn't interrupt them with noise.

What does quietly mean?

• loudly

• nicely

• annoyingly

• without noise

The new wireless headphones we got are so awesome! They are super easy to take care of because there isn't a wire to get in the way or get tangled up!

What does wireless mean?

• without a cord

• connected

• awesome

• easy to use

Choose the suffix of the word that is underlined.

In fairness, the teacher gave us each two cookies. We had 4 left over that we decided to share with other people in the school, like the principal and secretaries.

• fair

• fa

• nes

• ness

Choose the root word of the word that is underlined.

My family was watching a movie on Friday night. Suddenly, there was a big noise outside. We all looked at each other.

• sudden

• ly

• denly

• suddenly

Choose the suffix of the word that is underlined.

When a pen runs out of ink, it becomes instantly worthless.

• worth

• less

• worthless

• les

Choose the root word of the word that is underlined.

TV has different shows everyday. However, some shows are on daily, like the news and the weather.

• day

• ly

• dail

• da

Choose the root word of the word that is underlined.

The sunset can be so beautiful. I love when you can see yellow, orange, and pink in the sky.

• beau

• ful

• tiful

• beauty

Choose the prefix of the word that is underlined.

Since we took the pretest on drawing conclusions, I have learned so much!

• pre

• test

• pret

• est

Choose the prefix of the word that is underlined.

I must have misunderstood my teacher's directions. Oops!

• under

• mis

• stood

• misunder

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

• coffee

• root

• affix

• stem

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A