HCS Unit 3 Roots/Affixes

1. The criminal lived as a fugitive for years, always looking over his shoulder and moving to different cities to avoid being captured by the police. His life was one of constant escape.

What does "fugitive" mean in this passage?

• traveler

• escaper

• detective

• homeowner

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

1. From a macroscopic point of view, the ecosystem looked simple, but on a smaller scale, it was full of intricate interactions between species.

What does "macroscopic" mean in this passage?

• large-scale

• small-scale

• unimportant

• confusing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the prefix "a-" mean?

• toward

• without

• away, from

• against

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word means "to act against"?

• angst

• abnormal

• surmise

• contradict

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

chrom

• suffix

• prefix

• root

• affix

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

abs-

• suffix

• affix

• root

• prefix

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

-tion

• prefix

• suffix

• root

• affix

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

civ

• suffix

• affix

• prefix

• root

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

ortho

• affix

• root

• prefix

• suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word contains the root: ortho

• originality

• orchestration

• orthodontist

• organicity

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B