MS Greek and Latin Roots

What is the most basic part of a word that has a meaning, with no prefix or suffix added to it?

• stem
• base
• root
• core

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What are affixes?

• Morphemes added to the middle of a word to change its meaning or function.
• Morphemes added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning or function.
• Morphemes added to a sentence to change its meaning or function.
• Morphemes added to a word to make it longer or shorter.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What are the two kinds of affixes?

• infixes and circumfixes
• base and radical
• prefixes and suffixes
• root and stem

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a prefix?

• A word part added to the beginning of a base word to create a new word with a different meaning.
• A word part that changes the spelling of a base word.
• A word part that has no effect on the meaning of a base word.
• A word part added to the end of a base word to create a new word with a different meaning.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is a suffix?

• A word part added to a base word to keep its meaning or function unchanged.
• A word part added to the end of a base word to change its meaning or function.
• A word part added to the middle of a base word to change its meaning or function.
• A word part added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning or function.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Give an example of a word with the root 'astro'.

• astrohuge

• astromic

• astrophysics
• astronomy

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the root 'bene' mean?

• good or well
• big or large
• happy or joyful
• bad or poorly

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Give an example of a word with the root 'contra/counter'.

• countermineral

• counteract
• contradictator

• countereconomy

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What do the prefixes 'anti' and 'ante' mean?

• The prefix 'anti' means in favor of or supporting, while the prefix 'ante' means after or behind.
• The prefix 'anti' means against or opposite, while the prefix 'ante' means before or in front of.
• The prefix 'anti' means before or in front of, while the prefix 'ante' means against or opposite.
• The prefix 'anti' means after or behind, while the prefix 'ante' means before or in front of.

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the root 'dys' mean?

• good or easy
• healthy or normal
• happy or successful
• bad or difficult

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B