Affixes and Roots Quiz

What is an affix?

• A word part that is added to a root

• The basic part of a word that gives it meaning

• A word part that changes the word's part of speech

• A word part that is added to the end of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a root?

• A word part that is added to a root

• The basic part of a word that gives it meaning

• A word part that changes the word's part of speech

• A word part that is added to the end of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What are prefixes?

• Affixes added to the beginning of a word

• Affixes added to the end of a word

• Affixes that change the word's part of speech

• Affixes that give the word its meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What are suffixes?

• Affixes added to the beginning of a word

• Affixes added to the end of a word

• Affixes that change the word's part of speech

• Affixes that give the word its meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

How can knowing Greek and Latin affixes and roots help readers?

• It helps them understand the meanings of unfamiliar words

• It helps them change the part of speech of a word

• It helps them add affixes to the end of a word

• It helps them create new words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B