Prefixes 1
The word midnight uses the prefix mid-.
What does midnight most likely mean?
A. The end of the night
B. The middle of the day
C. The beginning of the day
D. The middle of the night
What is: middle?
D. The middle of the night
The teacher led a postdiscussion activity to review what students learned.
What does postdiscussion most likely mean?
A. A discussion before the activity
B. A discussion during the activity
C. A discussion after the activity
D. A short discussion
What is: after?
C. A discussion after the activity
Plants need sunlight for photosynthesis to make their own food.
What does photosynthesis most likely involve?
A. Sound
B. heat
C. light
D. Water only
What is: light?
C. light
The root "fract" means:
What is: to break apart?
The suffix "-meter" means:
Read the sentence from a student’s draft:
The class will ______ the experiment after it did not work the first time.
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
A. preview
B. reuse
C. redo
D. nonstop
C. redo
Read the sentence from a student’s draft.
The class took a ______ to check what they already knew before the lesson.
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
A. posttest
B. midtest
C. pretest
D. nontest
What is: before?
C. pretest
The builder estimated the cost before starting the project.
What does estimated most likely mean?
A. Measured exactly
B. Made a careful guess about value or cost
C. Ignored the cost
D. Reduced the cost
What is: value
B. Made a careful guess about value or cost
The word autograph contains the root graph, meaning “write.”
What does autograph most likely mean?
A. A picture of someone
B.A type of drawing
C. A printed book
D. Written signature by a person
What is: graph?
D. Written signature by a person
Which TWO words contain a suffix that means “a person who”?
☐ friendship
☐researcher
☐ brighter
☐ friendly
☐ pianist
What is: -ist and er?
☐researcher
☐ pianist
The two sides of the scale were equidistant from the center.
What does equidistant most likely mean?
A. Different distances
B. Very far away
C. The same distance
D. Very close together
What is: equa- or equi-?
C. The same distance
The word nonstop uses the prefix non-.
What does nonstop most likely mean?
A. Stopping often
B. Not stopping
C. Starting again
D. Stopping before
What is: non
B. Not stopping
The glass fractured when it hit the ground.
What does fractured most likely mean?
A. Became stronger
B. Broke into pieces
C. Changed color
D. Melted
What is: fract?
B. Broke into pieces
The root "vid" or "vis" means:
What is: see or watch?
Which word shows how a suffix changes a describing word into a noun?
A. sadness →sad
B. happy → happiness
C. teacher → teaching
D. happy→ happily
B. happy → happiness
The teacher asked students to extract information from the passage.
What does extract most likely mean?
A. To add information
B. To reread information
C. To hide information
D. To take or pull out information
What is: out?
D. To take or pull out information
The two writers coauthored a book about space exploration.
What does coauthored most likely mean?
A. Wrote together
B. Wrote alone
C. Read a book
D. Edited a book
What is: with/together?
A. Wrote together
The object was ______, so we could clearly see what was inside.
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
A. transparent
B. fractured
C. located
D. estimated
What is: pare?
A. transparent
Which TWO words are related to the root meaning “star” or “space”?
☐ astronaut
☐ geology
☐ astronomy
☐ photography
☐ biology
What is: astro?
☐ astronaut
☐ astronomy
How does adding the suffix -ly change the word quick?
A. It makes the word a noun
B. It makes the word an adjective
C. It changes the word to an adverb that describes how something is done
D. It shows a place
C. It changes the word to an adverb that describes how something is done
The glass broke because it was imperfect and had a small crack.
What does imperfect most likely mean?
A. Perfect
B. right
C. Not perfect or flawed
D. Brand new
What is: im-
C. Not perfect or flawed
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The word expand uses the prefix ex-, meaning “out.”
What does expand most likely mean?
A. To make something smaller
B. To spread out or grow larger
C. To stop something
D. To bring something in
B. To spread out or grow larger
Which TWO words are related to the root meaning “light”?
☐ appearance
☐ photosynthesis
☐ biography
☐ phototropic
What is: photo?
☐ photosynthesis
☐ phototropic
The root meaning "heat"
The word territory uses the suffix -ory. What does the suffix -ory most likely mean in this word?
A. A person who
B. The state of
C. A place or area related to something
D. To act or do
What is: -ory?
C. A place or area related to something
The song was written in a monotone voice, using only one pitch.
What does monotone most likely mean?
A. Many sounds
B. One tone or pitch
C. Loud sounds
D. Fast sounds
What is: mono-?
B. One tone or pitch
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The word bicycle uses the prefix bi-.
What does bicycle most likely mean?
A. A vehicle with one wheel
B. A vehicle with two wheels
C. A vehicle that moves too fast
D. A vehicle used at night
What is: bi-?
B. A vehicle with two wheels
What is: loc?
The root meaning "place"
The root that the word "relocate" uses:
What is: loc?
Which TWO statements correctly explain the word parts of thermometer?
☐ therm means cold
☐ -meter means measure
☐ therm means light
☐ -meter means person
☐ therm means heat
What is:
☐ therm means heat
☐ -meter means measure