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Understanding Prefixes and Root Words

Authored by Jade Lall

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Understanding Prefixes and Root Words
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a prefix?

A group of letters added to the end of a word

A group of letters added to the beginning of a word

A group of letters in the middle of a word

A group of letters that stand alone.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which prefix means 'one'?

bi-

uni-

micro-

sub-.

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The prefix 'micro-' means ______.

large

small

before

life

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word uses the prefix 'de-'?

Bicycle

Decrease

Microchip

Autograph

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The prefix 'in-' means: A) two B) not C) life D) write.

two

not

life

write

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The prefix 'bio-' means ______.

life

write

before

far

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words contains the prefix 'pre-'?

Uniform

Pretest

Misread

Subsoil

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

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