Understanding Roots and Affixes

This video tutorial explains how to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using roots and affixes. It introduces root words, which are the simplest form of a word, often derived from Latin or Greek. The video provides examples of root words and demonstrates how prefixes and suffixes can modify them to create new words. It breaks down complex words like 'misunderstanding' and 'intercepted' to illustrate how prefixes and suffixes alter meanings. The tutorial aims to enhance vocabulary skills by teaching viewers to analyze word components.

What is the meaning of the root word 'act'?

• To listen

• To move or to do

• To speak

• To write

Which of the following words is derived from the root 'deca'?

• Decibel

• Decipher

• Decant

• Decade

What is a prefix?

• A word that stands alone

• A root word

• A suffix

• A beginning added to a root word

In the word 'misunderstanding', what does the prefix 'mis' mean?

• Correct

• Incorrect

• Not

• Again

What does the suffix 'ing' do to a verb?

• Turns it into an adjective

• Turns it into a noun

• Turns it into a prefix

• Turns it into a root word

What does the prefix 'dis' in 'disappeared' mean?

• Again

• Not

• Below

• Far

In the word 'replacement', what does the suffix 'ment' signify?

• Action or process

• Incorrect

• Below

• Far

What does the suffix 'ly' do to a noun?

• Turns it into a verb

• Turns it into a prefix

• Turns it into an adjective

• Turns it into a root word

What does the prefix 'inter' in 'intercepted' mean?

• Above

• Far

• Between

• Below

What does the word 'intercepted' mean in the context of the video?

• To throw

• To catch

• To roll

• To stop or prevent