Root Word Quiz

Which of these is NOT an example of a root word?

• Chrono

• Dent

• Ment

Answer explanation

Ment is a suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of these root words means "far"?

• Dist

• Tele

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root word "Bene" means

• Good

• Rich

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of these is an ancient language?

• European

• Indo-European

• English

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Hawaiian Pidgin English is

• A pidgin

• A creole

• Not a language

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Affixes and prefixes are types of suffixes

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Etymology is

• The study of the development of words

• The study of the origin of words

• The study of the origin and development of words

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

-ly is an example of a

• Prefix

• Suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Root words are usually of Latin or ______ origin

• Greek

• French

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

There is more than one root word that means water

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Hydr- and aqu- both are root words that mean water

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B