Root Words Quiz

This root means "build" or "make up".

• spec

• vent

• struct

• liter

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which root means "study"?

• ology

• phobia

• therm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the root word in "unhappiness"?

• un

• happy

• ness

• unha

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Identify the prefix in the word "disrespect".

• dis

• respect

• spect

• re

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the suffix in the word "playful"?

• play

• ful

• ly

• full

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following words has a root word of "tract"?

• distract

• attraction

• retraction

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Identify the root word in "biography".

• bio

• graph

• logy

• graphy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the prefix in the word "submarine"?

• sub

• marine

• mar

• ine

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Identify the suffix in the word "kindness".

• kind

• ness

• less

• kindne

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following words has a root word of "scribe"?

• describe

• manuscript

• subscription

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A