What is a root word?
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
Margaret Anderson
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18 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The most basic part of a word
A combination of letters at the start of a word
A combination of letters at the end of a word
A word that talks about tree roots
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the root in the word unhappy?
un-
-y
happ
happy
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the root in the word unlimited?
un-
limit
-ed
limited
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the root word in resupplying?
supply
re-
supply
-ing
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the root word in refined?
re-
fine
-ed
refine
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these statements IS NOT true about root words?
All root words look like words by themselves
Not all root words look like words by themselves
Not all root words are in the center of a word
Root words are the most basic parts of words
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a prefix?
The most basic part of a word
Something put at the end of a word to change or modify it.
Something put at the beginning of a word to change or modify it.
A method of repairing something beforehand
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