Root Words - acious/cious, carn, co/com, dis, em, soph

What is a root word?

• A word part that can be divided further

• A word part that cannot be divided any further

• A word part that is always a prefix

• A word part that is always a suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

What does the root "dis" sometimes mean?

• Together

• Inside

• Away from

• Meat

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What do the roots "co" or "com" sometimes mean?

• Apart

• Together

• Inside

• Meat

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does it mean if someone has a coherent thought?

• Their thoughts are scattered

• Their thoughts are illogical

• Their thoughts are logically connected

• Their thoughts are incoherent

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does reincarnation mean?

• Destruction

• Rebirth

• Enclosure

• Force out

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does it mean to commiserate with a friend?

• To celebrate with them

• To ignore their feelings

• To share feelings of distress with them

• To argue with them

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does dispel mean?

• To gather

• To get rid of

• To create

• To hide

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What does carnage mean?

• Rebirth

• Enclosure

• Destruction

• Force out

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does pugnacious mean?

• Eager to fight

• Calm and peaceful

• Indifferent

• Shy and reserved

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does tenacious mean?

• Lazy

• Persistent

• Forgetful

• Weak

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F