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Root Words and Suffixes

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

3rd Grade

CCSS covered

Root Words and Suffixes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word has a root word that means to shape?

transform

suspend

suburban

fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the suffix - er? 

most

many

more

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the suffix -ful? 
beauty becomes beautiful

having a quality

full of

without

many

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the suffix -less? 

having a quality

full of

without

after

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Adding the suffix "ness" to the root word "thick" creates

thickess

nessthick

thickness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The suffix "in the manner of" is ____.

al

ale

ate

ly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I am thinking of a suffix, it means "one who".

-ology

-ity

-ist

-ic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

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