Root Words and Meanings

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•
English
•
5th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the root word "circum" mean?
Between
Around
Before
Against
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word means "to go around" using the root "circum"?
Circumvent
Interact
Precede
Dislike
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the root word "inter"?
Before
Between
Against
Half
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Using the root "inter," which word means "to communicate between people"?
Interact
Circumvent
Malfunction
Semicircle
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following root words to their meanings:
having to do with
ast
disease or feeling
ic/tic
born
path
star
sub
under
gen
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following root words with their meaning:
study of
in
to or toward
syn/sym
not
ad
across or through
trans
with or together
ology
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The root word "ult/ultra" has two meanings: (a) , as seen in phrasing like "the penultimate episode of Shoresy", or (b) , as seen in words like ultramarathon or ultrasonic.
final
beyond
medium
difficult
beginning
changing
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
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