Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What does the root ocular mean?

• referring to the ear
• referring to the eye
• telescope
• eight

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does the prefix sub mean?

• into
• sandwich
• below or under
• above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What is the root that means life?

• tri
• bio
• bi
• libro

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does the prefix inter mean?

• inside
• space
• between or across
• outer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What does the prefix re mean?

• back, again
• far distance
• many

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

The suffix -less means
ex. careless

• full of
• without
• not
• does not

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

The prefix "un" means
ex. undo, untie

• does not
• full of 
• without
• not

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

A prefix goes _________of a word.

• at the end
• at the beginning
• in the middle

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning
• in the middle
• at the end 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A