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Root Words and Meanings

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Root Words and Meanings
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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auto- (prefix)

Example Words: autograph, autopilot, automatic, autobiography

Meaning: around

Meaning: self

Meaning: together

Meaning: both

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

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Examples below: Choose matching definition

an affix that is added at the end of the word (root) that changes its original meaning and/or part of speech (noun, adjective, verb)

Meaning: opposite, reverse/undo, or against

A group of letters attached to the beginning or the end of a word. There are two types of affixes: prefixes and suffixes.

Three meanings: down, from, or away

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A word part that contains the central meaning of the word is a

Prefix

Suffix

Root

Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the root "multi" mean?

thrown

two

life

many

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the root "chron" mean?

time

minute

hour

day

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the root "meter" mean?

measure

money

time

around

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the root "graph" mean?

write

speak

sing

hear

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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