Prefixes
Suffixes
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Potpourri
100

This prefix means under or below.

What is sub-?

100

This suffix makes a word plural.

What is -s or -es?

100

This root word means build.

What is "struct"?

100

When adding -ed to a word, it might make one of these three sounds.

What are /d/, /id/, or /t/?

200
This is the meaning of all the following prefixes: un-, in-, non-, dis-.

What is not?

200
This suffix makes a word past tense.

What is -ed?

200

This is the root word in "transportation" that means "to carry" in Latin.

What is "port"?

200

When adding -es or -s to a word, it can make these two sounds.

What are /s/ and /z/?

300

This is the meaning of the prefix in the word "rebuild".

What is again?

300

When you add this suffix to "hope", it means without hope or despair.

What is -less? (hopeless)

300

This base word means "law".

What is "legal"?

300

This kind of suffix changes the meaning of the word.

What is a directional suffix?

400

This prefix means together. 

What is co-?

400

These two suffixes mean more and most.

What are -er and -est?

400

There are this many morphemes in "reconstruction".

What is 4? (re-con-struct-ion)

400

This is a reading adventure game invented by Ms. Henderson that we all wish was real!

What is Unstoppable Readers?

500

These four prefixes mean in, on, or towards. (1/4 point for each.)

What are im-, in-, ir-, il-?

500

This suffix can change an adjective into an adverb.

What is -ly?

500

This root word means "earth".

What is geo?

500

This rule for vowel suffixes is also something you might say to your dog while playing fetch.

What is Drop It?

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