Affixes Set 1A

The root "geo", as in the word "geography" means...

• study of

• geology

• opposite of

• earth

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

The root word "dic" or "dict", as in the word "dictate" means ...

• predictable

• say

• silent

• loud

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

The root word "super", as in the word "supervise" means ...

• above

• boss

• supernatural

• great

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

The root word "mis", as in the word "misspell" means ...

• missing

• did not make

• wrongly

• opposite of

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

The root word "un", as in the word "unhappy" means ...

• not, opposite of

• happy

• undoable

• wrongly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The root word "re", as in the word "refresh" means ...

• smells

• not

• wrongly

• again, back

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

The root word "dis", as in the word "distrust" means ...

• trustworthy

• above

• not, opposite of

• earth

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

The root word "-ive", as in the word "festive" means ...

• party

• no, opposite of

• above

• having the nature of; somewhat like

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

The root word "-y", as in the word "curly" means ...

• again, back

• characteriized by

• wrongly

• describing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The root word "-er" or "-or", as in the word "painter" means ...

• more than 1

• person connected with

• earth

• somewhat like

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B