Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts › Use Common Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots as Clues to the Meaning of a Word: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.B
What does the root “auto” mean?
Hint: Autograph means to sign your own name.
What does the root “tele” mean?
Hint: A telescope is a tool used to look at something far away.
What does the root “geo” mean?
Hint: Geography the study of the physical features of the Earth.
What does the root “meter” mean?
Hint: A cyclometer is a tool that measures how many times a wheel spins.
What does the prefix “semi-” mean?
Hint: The word “semifinal” in sports means one of two games or matches in a sports tournament that come just before the last one.
What does the prefix “sub-” mean?
Hint: The word “subway” means a station under the ground.
What does the prefix “non-” mean?
Hint: The word “nonviolent” means to not be violent.
What does the suffix “-less” mean?
Hint: The word “hopeless” means without hope.
What does the suffix “-er” mean?
Hint: The word “taller” means to be more tall.
What does the suffix “-en” mean?
Hint: The word “golden” means to be made of gold.