Roots and Affixes Week #3

What do the prefixes in-, im-, and il- mean?

• Into

• Very

• Not

• For

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What do the suffixes -ence and -ance mean?

• Against

• Seeing

• Before

• Being

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the root word scop mean?

• Swim

• Sleep

• Speak

• See

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 tele mean?

• News

• Friend

• Distance

• Computer

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word does NOT have the same prefix as "inaccurate"?

• Inside

• Incredible

• Incapable

• Injustice

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

If someone uses a telescope, he or she probably wants to –

• Discover something new

• Describe unusual objects

• Look closely at something very small

• See something far away

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Use the prefix im- to infer the meaning of "imbalance."

• Being perfectly balanced

• Not being balanced

• The act of balancing

• Talking about balance

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Use the suffix -ance to infer the meaning of "continuance."

• Being continued

• Not continued

• Planned to continue

• Continued for a very long time

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Use the root scop to infer what a doctor does during a colonoscopy.

• Removes your colon

• Repairs your colon

• Looks inside your colon

• Talks about your colon

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Use the root tele to infer the meaning of "teleconference."

• Show a meeting on TV

• Meet from afar via technology

• Use computers at a meeting

• Postpone a meeting until later

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B