Prefixes and Shades of Meaning

Which word is a stronger way to say "quiet"?

• scream

• whisper

• talk

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which choice below shows the words in the correct order of intensity (weakest to strongest)?

• eat, gobble, nibble

• gobble, nibble, eat

• nibble, eat, gobble

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which choice below shows the words in the correct order of intensity (weakest to strongest)?

• chilly, cold, freezing

• freezing, cold, chilly

• cold, freezing, chilly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

It had been storming all day, so by the time I got home I was _____. Which word below best completes this sentence?

• damp

• wet

• soaked

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

During the moment of silence, John ______ to his friend when he asked him a question. Which word below best completes this sentence?

• spoke

• whispered

• responded

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Add a suffix to the base word "limit" to create a word that means "without limits."

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

A ________________ is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word.

• prefix

• suffix

• base word

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

A prefix must be added to a ________________.

• base word

• suffix

• prefix

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

a prefix that means "middle"

• re

• mis

• mid

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

In the middle of the month of October

• re-October

• mid-October

• October

Tags

CCSS.RF.K.2E