What is a root word?

Exploring Root Words and Affixes

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English
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6th - 10th Grade
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Lucas Foster
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A word that is always used with suffixes
A word that is always used with prefixes
A base unit of a word that can form new words
A word that has no meaning on its own
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a root word?
Unhappy
Illogical
Happy
Unworthy
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an affix?
A base unit of a word
A word that cannot stand alone
A letter or group of letters added to a root word
A word that has no meaning
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a prefix?
ness
ful
less
un
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the prefix 're' mean?
In favor of
Again
Against
Not
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which prefix means 'against'?
Anti
Pro
Re
Un
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the suffix 'ful' signify?
Not having
State of being
Full of
Against
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