Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes

What does the root "aqua" mean?

• fire
• air
• water
• land

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

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.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

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

• il
• un
• sub
• im

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

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.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Which of the following words is defined as "the opposite of appearing in the past?"

• reappeared
• disappeared
• disappear
• appeared

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If a story is in "chronological" order, how is it organized?

• most important to least important
• sequence of time
• alphabetically
• randomly

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Which root means "sound?"

• voc
• phon
• spect
• gram

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

A prefix goes _________of a word.

• at the end
• at the beginning
• in the middle

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning
• in the middle
• at the end 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A