Greek and Latin Roots & Affixes

When you get a pedicure, what is being worked on?

• hands

• arms

• feet

• head

Which of the following is the best definition of the word "biology?"

• small life
• the study of the earth
• the study of small life
• the study of life

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Which one of these prefixes does NOT mean "not?"

• il
• un
• sub
• im

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following would be the best definition of the word "transport?"

• to carry out
• to carry in
• to carry above
• to carry across

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following roots mean "self?"

• bio
• inter/a
• auto
• micro

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

If a story is in "chronological" order, how is it organized?

• most important to least important
• sequence of time
• alphabetically
• randomly

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The word "geologist" is best defined as what?

• one who looks at earth
• one who studies life
• one who builds with dirt
• one who studies earth

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre- means

• after
• before
• until
• move

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re- means:

• away
• again
• aging
• not

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

-ology is a suffix meaning _____?

• study of
• color
• water
• between

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A