3rd Nine Weeks Roots and Affixes

Match the following roots to their definition.

• empty

• bio

• life

• nat

• born

• liber

• go

• ced

• free

• vac

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Match the following roots to their definition.

• light

• the

• build

• photo

• god

• loc

• place

• arid

• dry

• struc, struct

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Match the following prefixes to their meaning.

• apart

• a-, an-

• over, more

• in

• not, without; into

• il-, im-, ir-

• not, without

• hyper

• without

• di

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Match the following suffixes with their meaning.

• having the quality of, somewhat like

• -ology

• the study of

• -ish

• state of being

• -dom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Match each word to its definition.

• to go before something else in time, order, place, or rank

• precede

• to go or move back

• intercede

• to yield to an opponent that one has lost; to give in; to admit that something is true and valid

• recede

• to mediate; to go between people to help them reach an agreement

• concede

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Match each word to its definition.

• the act of taking down or destroying something that was built

• instruct

• a person who helps someone build knowledge

• construction

• to build again

• instructor

• to build knowledge

• deconstruction

• what is built; buildings that are created or produced

• reconstruct

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Match each word to its definition.

• an overstated comment, exaggeration

• hypertension

• overly sensitive; sensitivity beyond what is normal

• hyperthermia

• abnormally high blood pressure; having blood pressure over what is normal

• hypersensitive

• very high fever; body temperature over and above what is normal and health

• hyperactive

• overly active, abnormally busy

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Match the following

• a space entirely devoid of matter.

• evacuate

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• vacuum

• being unoccupied

• vacation

• a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation

• vacate

• when people leave an area, usually due to an emergency of some kind

• vacancy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Match the following word to its definition.

• the state of being bored, or pestered

• stardom

• the state of being a celebrity

• boredom

• the quality or state of being wise

• wisdom

• the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint

• freedom

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Match the following words to their definition.

• extremely evil or cruel

• feverish

• characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading

• fiendish

• marked by intense agitation or emotion

• bookish