Roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
Finding the Meaning
Potpourri
100
The root of the word awkwardly is _____________.
What is awkward.
100
What does the prefix bi- mean?
What is two.
100
The meaning of the suffix -ful is ___________.
What is full of.
100

As a child, Ethan loved to learn about fish and other ocean animals, so his mom was not surprised when he went to college to learn about marine biology. What does biology mean?

What is the study of life.

100
What is an affix?
What is a word you add to a root word to alter or change the meaning.
200

The meaning of the root photo is ________.

What is light.

200
What does the prefix co- mean?
What is together.
200
What does the suffix -less mean?
What is without.
200
The problem with the television is that some wires got disconnected inside. What is the meaning of disconnected?
What is no longer connected.
200
What is the difference between prefixes and suffixes?
What is that prefixes come before the root word, and suffixes come after the root word.
300
The meaning of the root word tele is ________.
What is far off.
300
The prefix auto-means __________.
What is self.
300
What suffix means is or can be?
What is -able/-ible.
300
The noise level from next door was so loud that it was no longer tolerable. What is the meaning of tolerable?
What is able to tolerate or put up with.
300
What is a root word?
What is a word or word part that gives meaning to the word.
400
The root word that means life is ___________.
What is bio.
400
The prefix fore- means ___________.
What is before.
400

The suffix -ism means ____________.

What is belief or practice.

400

When I asked Dwayne why he was wearing a long-sleeve shirt and putting on sunscreen, he told me that he is on a medication that makes him supersensitive to sunlight. What does supersensitive mean?

What is above normal for sensitive.

400
Give 5 examples of a prefix
What is answers may vary.
500

The root word that means build is __________.

What is struct.

500
The prefix anti- means _______.
What is against.
500
The suffix -ize or -yze means ______________.
What is to make.
500
Monica wanted to win the spelling contest, but in an unmalicious way. What does unmalicious mean?
What is not malicious, or not mean/evil.
500
Give 5 examples of suffix.
What is answers may vary.
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