Root Words and Meanings

Root Words and Meanings

5th Grade

25 Qs

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Root Words and Meanings

Root Words and Meanings

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.3.4C, L.4.4B, L.5.4B

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the root word "circum" mean?

Between

Around

Before

Against

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

1 min • 1 pt

Which word means "to go around" using the root "circum"?

Circumvent

Interact

Precede

Dislike

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

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the root word "inter"?

Before

Between

Against

Half

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

1 min • 1 pt

Using the root "inter," which word means "to communicate between people"?

Interact

Circumvent

Malfunction

Semicircle

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Match the following root words to their meanings:

star

gen

having to do with

ic/tic

under

ast

born

path

disease or feeling

sub

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Match the following root words with their meaning:

with or together

in

to or toward

syn/sym

not

ad

study of

trans

across or through

ology

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The root word "ult/ultra" has two meanings: ​ (a)   , as seen in phrasing like "the penultimate episode of Shoresy", or ​ (b)   , as seen in words like ultramarathon or ultrasonic.​ ​

final

beyond

medium

difficult

beginning

changing

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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