Students decode invisible using in- and vis, destruct using de- and struct, and transcontinental using trans- and continent. Part B has five fill-in-the-blank problems about submarine using sub- and mare, audition using aud, and transportation using port, trans-, and -ation.
Multi-part word decoding — combining prefix, root, and suffix — is the culminating vocabulary skill that enables students to approach unfamiliar academic words with independence.
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Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. The word "invisible" contains the prefix in- (not) and the root vis (see). What does invisible most likely mean?
A) Very easy to find
B) Not able to be seen
C) Seen from far away
D) Looked at carefully
2. If the root struct means "build" and the prefix de- means "undo," what does the word "destruct" most likely mean?
A) To build something new
B) To tear down or destroy
C) To build again from scratch
D) To study building methods
3. The word "transcontinental" combines trans- (across) and a root from "continent." What does transcontinental mean?
A) Under one continent
B) Near a continent
C) Crossing from one continent to another
D) Before continents existed
4. If the root dict means "say" and the prefix pre- means "before," what does the word "predict" mean?
A) To say something again loudly
B) To speak clearly to an audience
C) To say what will happen before it occurs
D) To disagree with what someone said
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The word "submarine" combines the prefix sub- (under) and the Latin root mare (sea), so it means a vessel that travels under the sea.
2. Knowing that the root aud means "hear," you can figure out that an audition is a tryout where someone listens to a performer.
3. The word "transportation" combines the root port (carry) with the prefix trans- (across) and the suffix -ation, meaning the act of carrying something across a distance.
4. If graph means "write" and auto means "self," then an autobiography is a life story written by the person it is about.
5. The prefix inter- means "between," so an international flight travels between two countries.
Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. The word "invisible" contains the prefix in- (not) and the root vis (see). What does invisible most likely mean?
A) Very easy to find
B) Not able to be seen
C) Seen from far away
D) Looked at carefully
2. If the root struct means "build" and the prefix de- means "undo," what does the word "destruct" most likely mean?
A) To build something new
B) To tear down or destroy
C) To build again from scratch
D) To study building methods
3. The word "transcontinental" combines trans- (across) and a root from "continent." What does transcontinental mean?
A) Under one continent
B) Near a continent
C) Crossing from one continent to another
D) Before continents existed
4. If the root dict means "say" and the prefix pre- means "before," what does the word "predict" mean?
A) To say something again loudly
B) To speak clearly to an audience
C) To say what will happen before it occurs
D) To disagree with what someone said
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The word "submarine" combines the prefix sub- (under) and the Latin root mare (sea), so it means a vessel that travels under the sea.
2) Knowing that the root aud means "hear," you can figure out that an audition is a tryout where someone listens to a performer.
3) The word "transportation" combines the root port (carry) with the prefix trans- (across) and the suffix -ation, meaning the act of carrying something across a distance.
4) If graph means "write" and auto means "self," then an autobiography is a life story written by the person it is about.
5) The prefix inter- means "between," so an international flight travels between two countries.
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