Exploring Roots and Affixes Quiz

Identify the root in the word "unbelievable."

• un

• believe

• able

• liev

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which of the following words contains a prefix?

• happiness

• rewrite

• joyful

• quickly

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What does the suffix "-ment" in the word "enjoyment" mean?

• The act of

• Full of

• Capable of

• Without

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Analyze the word "disrespectful." Which part is the prefix, and what does it mean?

• dis; not

• respect; to look up to

• ful; full of

• dis; again

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Create a new word using the prefix "pre-" and the root "view."

• preview

• postview

• viewpre

• previ

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Differentiate between the prefix and suffix in the word "unhappiness."

• un- (prefix), -ness (suffix)

• un- (prefix), -ness (root)

• hap- (prefix), -ness (suffix)

• un- (root), -ness (suffix)

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Using context clues, determine the meaning of the word "invisible" in the sentence: "The magician made the rabbit invisible."

• Able to be seen

• Not able to be seen

• Very small

• Very large

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Explain the word formation process of "unhappiness."

• Adding the prefix "un-" to the root "happy" and the suffix "-ness"

• Adding the suffix "-ness" to the root "unhappy"

• Combining the root "un" with the suffix "happiness"

• Adding the prefix "un-" to the suffix "happiness"

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Identify the root and affix in the word "misunderstanding."

• mis- (prefix), understanding (root)

• mis- (root), understanding (suffix)

• under- (prefix), standing (root)

• stand (root), mis- (prefix)

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Analyze the word "reconstruction" and explain its meaning based on its parts.

• The act of constructing again

• The act of destroying

• The act of constructing for the first time

• The act of deconstructing

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking