HCS Unit 3 Roots/Affixes

1. The criminal lived as a fugitive for years, always looking over his shoulder and moving to different cities to avoid being captured by the police. His life was one of constant escape.

What does "fugitive" mean in this passage?

• traveler

• escaper

• detective

• homeowner

1. From a macroscopic point of view, the ecosystem looked simple, but on a smaller scale, it was full of intricate interactions between species.

What does "macroscopic" mean in this passage?

• large-scale

• small-scale

• unimportant

• confusing

What does the prefix "a-" mean?

• toward

• without

• away, from

• against

Which word means "to act against"?

• angst

• abnormal

• surmise

• contradict

chrom

• suffix

• prefix

• root

• affix

abs-

• suffix

• affix

• root

• prefix

-tion

• prefix

• suffix

• root

• affix

civ

• suffix

• affix

• prefix

• root

ortho

• affix

• root

• prefix

• suffix

Which word contains the root: ortho

• originality

• orchestration

• orthodontist

• organicity