Root Words and Word Meanings

The main part of a word without prefixes or suffixes?

• base word

• synonym

• homograph

• idioms

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

The main part of a word without prefixes and suffixes?

• synonyms

• root word

• antonyms

• base word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the root word phon mean?

• distance

• sound

• listen

• talk

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Root word that means sound

• vis

• vid

• aud

• phon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

What does the root word "graph" mean?

• Light

• Write

• Sound

• Water

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

The root "mater" means ...

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

The root "anthropo" relates to what?

• Animals

• Humans

• Plants

• Water

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

The root "chron" refers to what?

• Color

• Space

• Time

• Speed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

If "tri" is a root in a word, how many of something does it refer to?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the root "auto" mean?

• Sound

• Self

• Other

• Life

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B