Exploring Word Parts: Prefixes and Roots

What does the prefix "un-" mean in the word "unhappy"?

• Very

• Not

• Again

• Before

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which word uses the prefix "re-" to mean "again"?

• Rewind

• Remove

• Relate

• Resist

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Identify the root in the word "biology."

• Bio

• Logy

• Bi

• Ology

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is the meaning of the root "aud" in the word "audible"?

• Light

• Sound

• Life

• Speak

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which suffix would you add to "teach" to indicate a person who teaches?

• -er

• -logy

• -ing

• -ed

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What does the word "misunderstand" mean?

• To understand well

• To understand again

• To understand incorrectly

• To understand before

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Choose the word that contains the root "struct" and relates to building.

• Destruct

• Instruct

• Construct

• Obstruct

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following words uses the suffix "-logy" to mean "the study of"?

• Technology

• Apology

• Trilogy

• Biology

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

If "bio" means life, what does "biography" mean?

• A study of life

• A written account of someone's life

• A picture of life

• A story about life

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

How does the prefix "in-" change the meaning of the word "visible"?

• Makes it more visible

• Makes it less visible

• Makes it not visible

• Makes it visible again

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept