Q3 Roots & Affixes

Which of the following words has a root that means "drag, pull, or draw?"

• tractor

• geography

• victory

• suspicious

In 1492, when Columbus sailed, few people believed the earth was flat. As early as 500 B.C., the scholar Pythagoras had suggested the earth was round. Fifteen hundred years before Columbus sailed, the geographer Strabo said, “If the Atlantic Ocean were not so extremely large, we could sail from Spain to India.” Strabo even suggested that a new continent lay to the west of Europe.

Which word from the paragraph contains a prefix that means “earth?"

• scholar

• geographer

• extremely

• suggested

The word “victorious” contains a root that means-

• liberate

• lose

• conquer

• free

A commitment to green living definitely doesn't mean being boring; on the contrary, a Tesla car is at the cutting edge of both environmentalism and style.

Which word from the sentence contains a suffix that means “doctrine, belief, or practice?"

• commitment

• definitely

• contrary

• environmentalism

Which of the following words has a root that means "look, appear?"

• tractor

• geography

• victory

• suspicious

Insults, name-calling, threats, pushing, and hitting are classic forms of bullying. But these days, bullies have found new ways to pick on their victims. They use cell phones and the Internet to spread hurtful and embarrassing messages about their victims. It’s called cyberbullying.

Which word from the paragraph contains a root that means “conquer?"

• insults

• victims

• hurtful

• embarassing

The group of students gave an excellent presentation in class.

What is the meaning of the root word for "presentation?"

• state of being/now

• doctrine, belief, or practice

• draw/pull/drag

• conquer

Amendments are adopted after approval by a majority vote of the lower house of the general assembly, a two-thirds majority of both houses of the next general assembly, and ratification by the townships.

Which word from the sentence contains a suffix that means “pertaining to/belonging to?"

• adopted

• assembly

• approval

• ratification

The family traveled to Vermont every year in the Autumn. They enjoyed visiting their family, but their favorite part of the trip was seeing the beautiful, colorful foliage.

Which word from the above passage contains a prefix that means "leaf?"

• traveled

• enjoyed

• visiting

• foliage

The family traveled to Vermont every year in the Autumn. They enjoyed visiting their family, but their favorite part of the trip was seeing the beautiful, colorful foliage.

Which word from the above passage contains a root that means "across?"

• traveled

• enjoyed

• visiting

• foliage