Prefixes Suffixes and Roots

Which word contains a root word that means nature?

• physical

• fertilize

• drainage

• solitary

Which word has a root word that means to shape?

• transform

• suspend

• suburban

• fragment

Which suffix does not mean "act of" or "state of" or "result of"? Think of words to confirm your choices.

• -ion

• -ation

• -ery

• -sion

• -tion

Choose all the prefixes that mean "not" or "opposite". Think of words to confirm your choices.

• dis-

• un-

• in-

• non-

• mis

Which has a suffix that means without?

• hopeful

• underfed

• helpless

• badly

What is a "root" word?

• Holds the most basic meaning of any word

• A word that has to do with plants

• The beginning of a word

• The first word in a compound word

Where do most roots in the English language come from? (check all that apply)

• Latin

• Greek

• Spanish

• Japanese

Which of the following roots means "heat"?

• Bio

• Therm

• Duct

• Voc

What is a suffix?

• A morpheme added at the beginning of a word to form a derivative

• The beginning letters of a word that come before the first vowel

• A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative

• All of the letters following the first vowel in a word

What is a prefix?

• A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative

• A morpheme added at the beginning of a word to form a derivative

• The smallest unit of sound in the spoken English language

• the main part of a word