6th Grade Prefixes, Root Words and Suffixes

What is the meaning of the rood word "astr?"

• Star

• Planet

• Sun

• Moon

The prefix "lithos" means ______?

• heavy

• writing

• stone

• thick/cloudy

The root word "luna" means ___?

• air

• steam

• moon

• knowledge

What is the root word in "transformation?" What does it mean?

• ansfo - clearly

• tion - study of

• trans - change

• form - shape

The prefix "tropos" means to __________.

• below

• nature

• turn

• cloudy

What does the root word "dense" mean?

• about/around

• steam/exhalation

• illiterate

• thick/cloudy

The root word "tract" in the word "traction" means?

• turn/bend

• heavy

• drag

• steadiness

The word "periscope" has a ________ that means about/around.

• root word

• suffix

• prefix

• verb

What is a prefix that means under or below?

• sub-

• pre-

• post-

• meta-

Which suffix means referring to?

• -tion

• --ist

• -ology

• -ic/-ical