Are you an educator looking for fun language resources to support your 7th grade students learning about affixes and root words? Aligned with the CCSS L.7.4.b, this matching root words puzzles is available both as a puzzle to print and in Google Apps™ version. To solve the puzzle, review the list of 'root words' below the questions. Then, record the root word next to the correct meaning.
CCSS L.7.4b: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
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