Prefixes: Use It
REWRITE: What does re- tell you about this word?
Write again
HELPFUL: What does -ful tell you about this word?
Full of help / providing help
AUDIBLE: The root aud means "hear." What do you think audible means?
Something that can be heard
You want to read something again. Which prefix would you use?
re-
STUDENT: Look at the ending -ent. Your sheet says -ent can mean a person or thing that does an action. What does student describe—a person or a thing? What does that help you understand about the word?
A person who is learning/studying.
PREVIEW: The prefix pre- means "before." What does preview mean?
View/see before
HAPPINESS: The suffix -ness means "state or condition." What does happiness describe?
The state or condition of being happy
MOTION: The root mot means "move." What does motion have to do with?
Movement
You want to describe something that is full of color. Which suffix could you use?
-ful → colorful
FREEDOM: The ending -dom can mean a state of being. What state of being does freedom describe?
The state of being free.
MISUNDERSTAND: The prefix mis- means "wrongly." What does misunderstand mean?
Understood wrongly/incorrectly
RUNNER: What does -er tell you about the word runner?
A person who does an action
PREVENT: The root vent means “come.” The prefix pre- means “before.” What do you think prevent means?
To stop something before it happens.
You want to describe something that happened before. Which prefix could you use?
pre-
TRANSFORM: The root form means “shape.” The prefix trans- means “across” or “change.” What do you think transform means?
To change the shape or form of something.
DISAGREE: The prefix dis- means "not" or "opposite of." What does disagree mean?
Not/opposite of agree
MOVEMENT: The suffix -ment means "an action or process." What does movement have to do with?
An action or process of moving
VISIBLE: The root vis means "see." What does visible mean?
Able to be seen
You want to describe the state of being kind. Which suffix could you use?
-ness → kindness
Which word describes someone who tends to support others: supportive or supportless? How does -ive help?
Supportive
UNPREDICTABLE: The prefix un- means "not." What do you think unpredictable means?
Not predictable
BIOLOGY: The suffix -ology means "the study of." What do you think biology is the study of?
The study of life/living things
INSPECT: The root spec means "to see." What do you think inspect means?
To look at/examine
RECONSTRUCT: You know re- means "again" and struct means "build." What do you think reconstruct means?
Build again
The suffix -fic can mean "making, causing, or producing." Look at the word horrific.
If something is horrific, what might it cause?
Horror or fear.