Roots and Affixes

A root word is where the core meaning comes from.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Root word and base word are synonyms.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

You can use the root word and the sentence structure to help you better understand the meaning of an unknown word.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Root words come from the Greek and Spanish languages.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Root words carry a universal meaning, so no matter who is using the root, the core meaning will remain the same.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Knowing the meaning of the root word will not help you better understand the meaning.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Affixes are both prefixes and suffixes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A prefix is added in front of the root word which gives new meaning to the word as a whole.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

An affix is added at the end of the root word which gives new meaning to the word as a whole.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Determine the meaning of the underlined word by looking at the root word and using the context clues of the sentence.

Sprinting across the cool, crisp grass, Sharon gained enough momentum to hurl herself into an aerial.

• sky

• space

• air

• speed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A