Greek and Latin Affixes

The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re- means:

• away

• again

• aging

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

-ology is a suffix meaning _____?

• study of

• color

• water

• between

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

sub (like in subway) means..

• under

• through

• before

• half

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Sophie's grandma asked her to go get her spectacles. The root word spec means...

• Water

• Look, see, watch

• Love

• Maganize

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

to throw

• therm

• graph

• auto

• ject

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following roots mean "self?"

• bio

• inter/a

• auto

• micro

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the prefix 'bio-' mean in English?

• Life

• Earth

• Water

• Fire

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

The suffix '-phobia' indicates a fear of something. Which of the following words means 'fear of water'?

• Hydrophobia

• Pyrophobia

• Acrophobia

• Xenophobia

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

In the word 'television', what does the prefix 'tele-' mean?

• Far

• Near

• Small

• Large

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

Which of the following words contains a Latin root meaning 'write'?

• Autograph

• Biology

• Thermometer

• Photograph

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B