Word Part Review Units 1-3

Which of the following two answer choices are referred as affixes?

• prefixes

• Latin Roots

• Greek Roots

• suffixes

Greek and Latin roots are usually combined with other roots and/or _____________ to make words in the English language.

True or False: Greek and Latin roots are usually not words by themselves and cannot stand as words on their own.

• true

• false

Which word below uses the prefix that means between or among?

• degrade

• antibacterial

• interact

• supernatural

• transform

Which word below uses the prefix that means against?

• degrade

• antibacterial

• interact

• supernatural

• transform

Which word below uses the prefix that means above or beyond?

• degrade

• antibacterial

• interact

• supernatural

• transform

Which word below uses the prefix that means not, opposite, down, or away?

• degrade

• antibacterial

• interact

• supernatural

• transform

Which prefix could be added to change the word form, to mean to go beyond or across ones form?

• de

• anti

• inter

• super

• trans

The suffixes -ous, -eous, and -ious all have the same meaning. If used to make a word, what meaning does it add to the root?

• near, like, almost

• state of, or quality of

• to possess the qualities of

Which suffix below changes the word child to a word that means to have characteristics that are childlike?

• -eous

• -ious

• -ish

• -ism

• -ous