Understanding Root Words and Affixes

The video tutorial introduces Greek and Latin roots, emphasizing their importance in understanding and forming English words. It explains root words, affixes, and suffixes, providing examples like 'audience', 'motion', and 'thermometer'. The tutorial highlights the transferable skill of using roots to deduce meanings of unfamiliar words, enhancing vocabulary and comprehension across subjects.

Why are Greek and Latin roots considered important in language learning?

• They help in memorizing words.

• They are the only roots used in English.

• They provide a transferable skill for understanding new words.

• They are only used in ancient texts.

What is a root word?

• A word that has no meaning.

• A word part that usually cannot stand alone.

• A word that can stand alone.

• A word that is always in English.

Which of the following is an example of a word with a Greek or Latin root?

• Water

• Sky

• Audience

• Tree

What does the root 'AUD' mean?

• To touch

• To see

• To move

• To hear

What is an affix?

• A word that stands alone.

• A word part that can be attached to a root or base word.

• A word that has no meaning.

• A word that is always in Latin.

What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix?

• A prefix and a suffix are the same.

• A prefix is at the beginning, a suffix is at the end.

• A prefix is in the middle, a suffix is at the end.

• A prefix is at the end, a suffix is at the beginning.

What does the prefix 'inter-' mean?

• Before

• Above

• Against

• Between

What does the word 'intangible' mean?

• Audible

• Visible

• Able to be touched

• Not able to be touched

What does the suffix '-ible' indicate?

• Able to

• Always

• Never

• Not able to

If 'intangible' means not able to be touched, what does 'tangible' mean?

• Silent

• Invisible

• Able to be touched

• Not able to be touched