Greek and Latin Roots; Prefixes and Suffixes

Emma, William, and Benjamin are playing a trivia game. They stumbled upon a question: 'What does the Greek Root bio mean?'

• Does it mean 'same'?

• Could it be 'self'?

• Or does it mean 'life'?

• Maybe it's 'power'?

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Scarlett, Avery, and Hannah are on a treasure hunt and they found a map with the word 'aqua' written on it. Can you help them figure out what 'aqua', a Latin root, means?

• both

• water

• good

• wet

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Arjun, Evelyn, and Anika are participating in a fun quiz! They stumbled upon a tricky question: What common Greek root means 'time'?

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Benjamin, David, and Jackson are in a band. Which common Latin root that means 'to hear' would be most relevant to their musical pursuits?

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Hey James, Mia, and Aria! Can you guess what the prefix anti means?

• Does it mean 'opposite'?

• Or, does it mean 'not opposite'?

• Could it mean 'against'?

• Or, does it mean 'cause to'?

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Scarlett, Maya, and Liam were playing with a cute little puppy. Suddenly, the puppy decided to take a break and walked away from his play area. Can you spot the common suffix in this sentence?

• ay

• wa

• ed

• ar

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Lily and Noah are playing a word game. Lily tells Noah that a prefix is written at the _________ of a word. Can you help Noah answer Lily's question?

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Anika, Aria, and Benjamin are playing a game of 'Word Origins'. They stumbled upon the Latin Root ambi. Can you help them figure out what it means?

• to hear

• both

• good

• water

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Imagine Ava, Elijah, and Henry are playing a word game. They come across the prefix de. Can you help them figure out what it means?

• before

• opposite

• against

• cause to

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Imagine Mason, Evelyn, and Arjun are playing a word game. They need to add a suffix to their words. Where should they write the suffix in their word?

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A