Roots and Affixes

What is a root word?

• A word that means "soil"

• A word with no prefix or suffix

• A word that ends in -ist

• A word that comes from the native language

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Define affix.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the root ast(e)r mean?

• time

• result

• five

• star

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The word was complicated, so I put an ___________ next to it. I explained it at the bottom of the article.

• astronomer

• article

• amendment

• asterisk

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which suffix means "one who does, believes"?

• ible

• ism

• ology

• er, or, ist

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which prefix means "equal"?

• com, con

• omni

• a, ab, abs

• equi

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

This root means "lead."

• cap/capt

• mand/mend

• therm

• duc/duct

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Write a word that uses the root "qui."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the root word of asteroid?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

How can you use roots and affixes to define words you do not know?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B