Exploring Suffixes and Prefixes in Latin and Greek

What does the prefix 're-' indicate about a word?

• It implies completeness

• It means to do something again

• It suggests a reduction

• It indicates negation

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CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If a word starts with 'un-', what can be inferred about its meaning?

• It suggests an increase

• It indicates a past action

• It implies a future action

• It means not or the opposite of the root

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CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix 'dis-' generally mean when attached to a word?

• It indicates negation or the opposite

• It denotes clarity

• It suggests duplication

• It implies a diminutive form

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CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the suffix 'full' imply when attached to a word?

• The word is lacking in what the root suggests

• The word is characterized by what the root suggests

• The word is smaller than what the root suggests

• The word is faster than what the root suggests

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What role does the suffix 'er' play in a word?

• It means the highest degree of the root

• It suggests a smaller degree

• It indicates past tense

• It denotes a person who performs the action of the root

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CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

If a word ends with 'ous', what does it typically mean?

• Full of the quality of the root

• Lacking the quality of the root

• Faster than usual

• Smaller amount of the root

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CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What does the suffix 'ful' indicate when added to a word?

• Multiple times the root action

• Possessing or full of a certain quality

• Without any of a certain quality

• Before the action of the root

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What can be understood from the root word 'dent'?

• It implies depth

• It relates to teeth

• It is related to dermatology

• It suggests division

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does the root word 'inter-' suggest?

• Between or among

• Inside

• Beyond

• Against

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

What is implied if a word contains the prefix 'bi-'?

• It denotes under

• It suggests exclusion

• It involves two or twice

• It indicates before

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CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A