Ages 9–11📖 EnglishBeing planted

Greek and Latin Roots for Word Meaning

Use knowledge of Greek and Latin affixes (prefixes and suffixes) and roots as clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, building a bank of common roots and their meanings

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Question 1 of 3

The word reusable is made of three parts: the prefix re-, the root use, and the suffix -able. What does the word reusable mean?

Question 2 of 3

What does the word "disagreeable" mean when you split it into its parts (dis- + agree + -able)?

Question 3 of 3

The word "interstellar" combines the prefix "inter-" and the root "stell-". Using the meanings of these parts, which choice best describes something that is interstellar?

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