3rd Nine Weeks Roots and Affixes

Match the following roots to their definition.

• born

• nat

• go

• ced

• free

• liber

• life

• bio

• empty

• vac

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Match the following roots to their definition.

• build

• photo

• place

• struc, struct

• dry

• the

• god

• loc

• light

• arid

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Match the following prefixes to their meaning.

• over, more

• il-, im-, ir-

• not, without; into

• hyper

• not, without

• a-, an-

• without

• in

• apart

• di

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match the following suffixes with their meaning.

• having the quality of, somewhat like

• -ology

• the study of

• -ish

• state of being

• -dom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match each word to its definition.

• to go or move back

• precede

• to yield to an opponent that one has lost; to give in; to admit that something is true and valid

• intercede

• to mediate; to go between people to help them reach an agreement

• recede

• to go before something else in time, order, place, or rank

• concede

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match each word to its definition.

• to build again

• instructor

• what is built; buildings that are created or produced

• deconstruction

• to build knowledge

• reconstruct

• the act of taking down or destroying something that was built

• instruct

• a person who helps someone build knowledge

• construction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match each word to its definition.

• overly sensitive; sensitivity beyond what is normal

• hypertension

• an overstated comment, exaggeration

• hyperactive

• very high fever; body temperature over and above what is normal and health

• hyperthermia

• abnormally high blood pressure; having blood pressure over what is normal

• hyperbole

• overly active, abnormally busy

• hypersensitive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match the following

• a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation

• vacancy

• being unoccupied

• vacuum

• a space entirely devoid of matter.

• vacate

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• vacation

• when people leave an area, usually due to an emergency of some kind

• evacuate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Match the following word to its definition.

• the quality or state of being wise

• boredom

• the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint

• freedom

• the state of being bored, or pestered

• wisdom

• the state of being a celebrity

• stardom

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Match the following words to their definition.

• marked by intense agitation or emotion

• fiendish

• characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading

• bookish

• extremely evil or cruel

• feverish