Prefix, Root, and Suffix Quiz

What is a prefix?

• A word part added to the start of a word that changes its meaning

• A word part added to the end of a word

• A small word that stands alone

• A word that means the same thing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is a root word?

• A word part that comes at the start of a word

• The base part of a word that holds the main meaning

• A word part added to the end

• A word that has no meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a suffix?

• A word part added to the start of a word

• A word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning

• The base word

• The shortest part of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

What does the prefix un- mean?

• Do again

• Not or opposite of

• Life

• Before

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the prefix re- mean?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

What does the prefix bio- mean?

• Not

• Life

• Before

• To write

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

What does the root word tele mean?

• Far away

• Life

• Write about

• Before

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the root word in photograph mean?

• Picture made by light

• Before time

• To write about someone

• Far away

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the root word in biography mean?

• Life story

• Before life

• Far away

• Picture made by light

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the word subscribe mean? (prefix and root together)

• To write under or sign up for

• To write before

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C