Greek/Latin Roots & Affixes

What does the root "aqua" mean?

• fire
• air
• water
• land

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following is the best definition of the word "biology?"

• small life
• the study of the earth
• the study of small life
• the study of life

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 "anthro/p" mean?

• human, people
• animals
• insects
• life

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

"The war was fought over fertile territory."
The word territory is referring to what?

• ocean
• land, earth
• people, humans
• galaxies, outerspace

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which one of these prefixes does NOT mean "not?"

• il
• un
• sub
• im

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of the prefix "anti-"?

• against, opposite of
• again
• above,over
• full of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following suffixes make verbs past tense?

• -ing
• -est
• -er
• -ed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

What does the root word "dyna" mean?

• death
• power
• draw, write
• people, humans

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Based  on your understanding of root words, what is the best definition of aquaphobia?

• fear of the ocean
• the love of water
• the fear of water
• full of water

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The word unnecessarily contains which of the following?

• a prefix only
• a suffix only
• neither a prefix or suffix
• both a prefix and a suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A