Root Words & Affixes

What is a root word?

• Word part at the end of a word

• Word part that has no meaning does stand alone

• Word part at the beginning of a word

• Word part that has meaning and does not usually stand alone

What does the root word cred mean?

• Believe

• Life

• Worried

• Bend

What does the root word flect mean?

• feet

• bend

• speed

• life

What does the root word bio mean?

• doctor

• life

• bend

• foot

The prefix is

• the end of the word

• in the middle of the word

• at the beginning of the word

• the whole word

What does the root word fac mean?

• join

• make, do

• speak, word

• cold

What does the root word log mean?

• join

• hot

• word, speak

• trust

The suffix of a word is

• at the beginning

• in the middle

• at the end

• the whole word

What does the root word ject mean?

• throw

• water

• ruler

• put

What does the root word pos mean?

• text

• put

• away

• done