Using Roots and Affixes

Prefix:

• a group of letters that come at the end of a word.

• a group of letters that come at the beginning of a word.

• the basic part of a word; the prefixes and suffixes are added to it.

True or False? Some words are just root words, meaning they don’t have a prefix or suffix.

• True

• False

True or False? Some words have a root word and just a prefix or just a suffix.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a root word?

• change

• unchange

• unchangeable

• able

• un

What does unchangeable mean?

• able to be the same

• able to be altered or made different

• not able to be the same

• not able to be altered or made different

If -ible means able to be, what does edible mean?

• able to be eaten

• able to be seen

• able to be caught

• able to be forgotten

If -ous means full of, what does joyous mean?

• filled with sadness

• filled with joy

• filled with anger

• happy

What does consideration mean?

• the action of thinking something over

• the action of agreeing

• the action of discussing or talking

The root aud- means to hear. What does audible mean?

• able to be seen

• able to be heard

• able to be awkward

• unable to be heard

Demo- means people, so what does democracy mean?

• government against the people

• government by the people

• activity for the people

• government for the country