Using Prefixes and Suffixes

As Phoebe was placing her coffee order, the power went out. It quickly came back on, and she had to reorder her drink.

In the sentence, what does the word reorder mean?

• to order in a way

• to not order

• to order before

• to order again

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Chandler and Monica were not playing the game by the rules. They were close to being disqualified!

In the sentence, what does the word disqualified mean?

• one who is qualified

• not qualified

• qualified again

• able to qualify

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Joey was great at telling jokes and making people laugh. It was an effortless talent of his.

The reader can use the suffix "-less" to know that the word effortless means-

• the result of trying hard

• without having to try hard

• a person who tries hard

• the process of trying hard

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B

Monica felt that Rachel was being unfair. She did not think that Ross deserved to sit outside in the cold.

In the sentence, what does the word unfair mean?

• fair again

• one who is fair

• in a fair way

• not fair

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Ross really wanted to watch the Discovery Channel episode on dinosaurs. He waited patiently for the commercials to end.

In this sentence, what does the word patiently mean?

• not patient

• more patient

• less patient

• in patient way

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Joey's meatball sandwich was delicious! He couldn't believe how flavorful it was.

In the sentence, what does flavorful mean?

• before flavor

• no flavor

• without flavor

• full of flavor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Chandler bought a portable grill for the balcony. He couldn't wait to grill burgers!

In the sentence, what does portable mean?

• without port

• able to be easily carried or moved

• in a moving way

• before moving

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B

Monica was baking cookies for all of her friends! Before she started mixing the ingredients, she made sure to preheat the oven.

In the sentence, what does the word preheat mean?

• heat before

• heat after

• heat again

• without heat

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B

Ross and Joey were known to misbehave. They did not always make the right choice when it came to following directions.

In the sentence, what does the word misbehave mean?

• behave less

• behave in a positive way

• behave well

• not behave

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Monica was a popular baker. Her cookies and candy were well known!

In the sentence, what does the word baker mean?

• bake before

• able to bake

• one who bakes

• bake after

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B