Decoding Words with Affixes

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English
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5th Grade
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Medium
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megha nayyar
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the root "photo" mean in the word "photograph"?
Light
Sound
Water
Earth
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following words contains a Greek root meaning "life"?
Biology
Geography
Astronomy
Geometry
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word "television" contains the Greek root "tele." What does "tele" mean?
Far
Near
Small
Large
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Latin root "scrib" mean in the word "describe"?
Write
Read
Speak
Listen
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word uses the Greek root "therm," meaning "heat"?
Thermometer
Telephone
Telescope
Thermos
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word "aquarium" contains the Latin root "aqua." What does "aqua" mean?
Water
Air
Fire
Earth
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Greek root "auto" mean in the word "autograph"?
Self
Other
Together
Apart
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
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