Exploring Word Parts: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

What is the term for the basic meaning unit of a word?

• Stem

• Root

• Suffix

• Prefix

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the following is an example of a root meaning 'life'?

• Bio

• Graph

• Biblio

• Ling

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which example shows a root meaning 'book'?

• Graph

• Ling

• Biblio

• Bio

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word part is added to the beginning of a word?

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root

• Base

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the prefix 'micro-' signify?

• Not

• Small

• Large

• With

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which prefix means 'very small'?

• Intra-

• Inter-

• Micro-

• Macro-

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 'un-'?

• Not

• Before

• Re

• Under

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix '-er' indicate?

• Without

• Capable of

• Process of

• Person related to

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix '-less' imply?

• Full of

• Before

• Without

• Beyond

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word part changes the form or part of speech of a word?

• Base

• Suffix

• Root

• Prefix

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A