IXL | Use words with roots and affixes | 5th grade language arts

Which word best completes the sentence?

Max's message wasn't clear, so Hanna

misinterpreted

it and bought the wrong ice cream.

misbehaved

misinterpreted

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question

Which word best completes the sentence?

Regina

insincerely

apologized to Gerardo because she felt terrible about spilling juice on his new backpack.

insincerely

sincerely

key idea

Words are often made up of smaller parts that give you clues about the word's meaning. If you know the definitions of these word parts, you can sometimes figure out what the word means.

Prefixes and suffixes are word parts that have meaning. A prefix is added to the beginning of a word. A suffix is added to the end of a word. For example:

The prefix
mis-
means incorrectly or
badly.
So, misread means read
incorrectly.
The suffix
-ful
means full
of.
So, colorful means full of
color.

Some words have

roots.

Roots are also word parts with meaning. They can sometimes come from other languages, like Greek or Latin. For example:

The root phon means
sound.
You can see this root in words like xylophone and telephone. So, the meanings of these words are related to
sound.
The root rupt means break or
burst.
You can see this root in words like erupt or interrupt. So, the meanings of these words are related to
breaking.

solution

Complete the sentence with

sincerely.

Regina sincerely apologized to Gerardo because she felt terrible about spilling juice on his new backpack.

The suffix

-ly

means in a certain

way.

Sincerely means in an honest

way,

so Regina's apology was honest.

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