Prefixes
and
Root Words
Ms. Jordan’s Reading Class
English contains many
words adopted from
other languages. In fact,
experts estimate 80% of
English words originated
elsewhere. The biggest
influence on the English
vocabulary is Latin.
Are you paying attention? Which
language has had the biggest
influence on English?
33%
33%
33%
1. French
2. Latin
3. Spanish
Here is some
quick review information!
ambi- means both
astro- means star
aud- means to hear
com/con- means together
chron- means time
circum- means around
cid/cis– means to cut or kill
dyn/dyna- means power
hypo- means under
hyper- means over
omni- means all
post- means after
pre- means before
un- means not
Chron- means:
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Time
Cut or gash
Under
Over
Pro- means …
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Under
Over
Not
Forward
A hyperbole is
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An over exaggeration
An under exaggeration
A bad exaggeration
No exaggeration
A preamble goes _____ a document.
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Under
Over
Before
After
Michaela said that the doctor is guilty
of malpractice. Malpractice means:
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To cut
Over practicing
To spend time practicing
Bad practice
The omniscient point-of-view (P.O.V.)
means that the reader sees the story from:
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The narrator’s perspective
All points-of-view
Female characters’ P.O.V.s only
An unhappy point of view
Astro- means …
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Bad/evil
Star
Time
Over
If you are ambidextrous you can use…
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Many hands
The wrong hand
Both hands
Only your left hand
If you are dynamic person you …
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Have a powerful personality
Have a shy personality
Have a funny personality
Have a split personality
A hypodermic needle goes…
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Under the skin
Over the skin
Around the skin
Behind the skin
Margaret showed malice toward her
younger sister. This means she showed:
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Anger
Evil
Love
She showed her around
To circumnavigate is to:
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Go over
Go under
Go behind
Go around
The prefix that means “to move
forward”:
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Pre
Post
Mis
Pro
Be hyper-enthusiastic about
studying for your upcoming test!