Root Words

Question 1

What is a root word?

Answer 1

A word that has a prefix, suffix or both added to it.
E.g.
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Unzipped

Question 2

What is a prefix?

Answer 2

What comes before the root

Question 3

What is a suffix?

Answer 3

What comes after the root

Question 4

What do prefixes do?

Answer 4

1. Create new words

2. Create antonyms

Question 5

What do suffixes do?

Answer 5

Modify words

Often change the Parts of Speech of the word

Question 6

What does the following prefix mean: anti

Answer 6

Against

E.g. Anti-clockwise

Question 7

What does the following prefix mean: in, im, ir, il

Answer 7

Not
E.g.
Incorrect
Impossible 
Irregular 
Illiterate

Question 8

What does the following prefix mean: un

Answer 8

Not
E.g.
Unhappy, unfair, unhealthy

Question 9

What does the following prefix mean: de

Answer 9

Away, down, remove
E.g.
Decode, descend

Question 10

What does the following prefix mean: dis

Answer 10

Not
E.g.
Disconnect, disobey, dishonest, disconnect, disappear

Question 11

What does the following prefix mean: non

Answer 11

Not
E.g.
Non-fiction 
Nonsense 
Non- toxic

Question 12

What does the following prefix mean: re

Answer 12

Again
E.g.
Review, replay, rewind, remind, replace, resent, reconnect

Question 13

What does the following prefix mean: mis

Answer 13

Not, incorrect
E.g.
Misbehave
Mischief

Question 14

What does the following prefix mean: dis

Answer 14

Not
E.g.
Disembark, disprove

Question 15

What does the following prefix mean: pre

Answer 15

Before, in front 
E.g.
Prehistoric 
Premature
prefix

Question 16

What does the following suffix means: able

Answer 16

Able to be
E.g.
Excitable, preventable, reliable

Question 17

What does the following suffix means: (o)aholic

Answer 17

With an obsession for
E.g.
Shopaholic, alcoholic

Question 18

What does the following suffix means: crat

Answer 18

Someone who has power
E.g.
Autocrat
Bureaucrat

Question 19

What does the following suffix means: Dom

Answer 19

Condition of
E.g
Boredom, kingdom, freedom, wisdom

Question 20

What does the following suffix means: ful

Answer 20

Full of
E.g.
Beautiful, wonderful, thankful

Question 21

What does the following suffix means: less

Answer 21

Without
E.g.
Fearless, careless penniless

Question 22

What does the following suffix means: ology

Answer 22

The study of
E.g. 
Archeology
Geology 
Biology

Question 23

What does the following suffix means: posy

Answer 23

Examination
E.g.
Biopsy
Autopsy

Question 24

What does the following suffix means: phobia

Answer 24

Fear of
E.g.
Claustrophobia, arachnophobia, xenophobia

Question 25

What does the following suffix means: phone

Answer 25

Sound
E.g.
Telephone, homophone, microphone

Question 26

What does the following suffix means: ward

Answer 26

Specifies direction
E.g.
Towards, backwards, forwards