Roots and Affixes

What does the word "nonsense" mean?

This report is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper.

• The report is useful.

• The report doesn't make sense.

• The report is erasable.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Find the meaning of the underlined word.

I feel bad about the mistake.

• act that is full of wisdom

• act that corrects itself

• act that is right

• act that is wrong

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the correct prefix that should be used to fill in the blank.

He's so ________fed, his weight is thirty kilograms below normal.

• mis

• non

• under

• ful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

Choose the correct prefix of the root word "graph".

The actor signed his _____graph for the little girl.

• photo

• auto

• non

• under

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the word "darkness" mean?

The lamp suddenly went out, leaving us in darkness.

• not fed enough

• absence of light

• doesn't make sense

• having varied colors

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Allow me to _______duce myself.

• non

• mis

• under

• intro

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

Replace the underlined meaning with the correct affix.

The girl is wearing a skirt that has a lot of colors.

• colorless

• noncolor

• colorful

• undercolor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the word "underfed" mean?

An underfed black cat settles at Isabelle's side.

• a healthy cat

• is not fed enough

• a cute cat

• feeds itself

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

The girl smiled at the _______graph.

• photo

• auto

• non

• mis

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Replace the underlined phrase with the correct word.

It doesn't make sense to say they don't care.

• missense

• senseful

• nonsense

• introsense

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E