Prefixes
What does the prefix UN- mean?
Not, opposite of
What does the word UNHAPPY mean?
Not happy
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What does the word SMALLER mean?
more small than
What is the word the means "letters added to the END of a word to change the meaning"?
What does the prefix RE- mean?
Again, go back
What does the word REVIEW mean?
View again
What does the suffix -EST mean?
Most
What does the word TALLEST mean?
most tall of all
What is the word the means "letters added to the BEGINNING of a word to change the meaning"?
What does the prefix MIS- mean?
Wrong
What does the word MISUNDERSTAND mean?
To understand incorrectly (wrong)
What does the suffix -LESS mean?
Without
What does the word SPEECHLESS mean?
Without or lacking speech
Tell me a word that uses the prefix MIS
Examples of possible answers:
misbehave, mistake, misunderstand, misplace, misfortune, misjudge, mistrust
What does the prefix DE- mean?
Opposite of, not
What does the word DEACTIVATE mean?
The opposite of ACTIVATE (turn on) / to turn off
What does the suffix -ABLE or -IBLE mean?
Able to / Can
What does the word COMFORTABLE mean?
Able to have comfort / Having comfort
Tell me a word that uses the suffix MENT
Examples of possible answers:
commitment, resentment, contentment, improvemnent, achievement, management, development
What does the prefix SUB- mean?
Below, lower
What does the word SUBMARINE mean?
Under water
What does the suffix -LY mean?
Characteristic of / in a ___ way
What does the word HAPPILY mean?
In a happy way
What word means "letters added to the beginning OR end of a word to change the meaning"?
affix (affixes)