Prefix Power Ups
This prefix means "not" or "opposite of," as seen in the word unhappy
What is un?
his suffix means full of. If someone has a lot of hope, they are hope-______.
What is -ful?
In the word unfriendly, this is the base word.
What is friend?
This prefix means one. A ______-cycle has only one wheel.
What is uni-?
True or False: The word uncle has a prefix.
What is False? (The "un" is just part of the word!)
If you see the prefix pre- in words like preheat or pretest, it tells you the action is happening at this time.
What is before?
This suffix means without. If you don't have any shoes on, you are shoe-______.
What is -less?
In the word reusable, this is the base word
What is use?
This prefix means two. A ______-cycle has two wheels.
What is bi-?
If you see the word predictionary, would you read it before or after the dictionary?
What is before?
This prefix means not. If you are not happy, you are ____-happy.
What is un-?
This suffix means a person who does something. A person who paints is a paint-
What is -er?
What word do you get when you add the prefix dis- to the word agree?
What is disagree?
This prefix means three. A ______-angle has three sides.
What is tri-?
If a student is fearless, are they scared or brave?
What is brave? (They are without fear!)
This prefix means again. If you need to fill your water bottle one more time, you ____-fill it.
What is re?
This suffix is added to a verb to show it happened in the past.
What is -ed?
If you take the word joy and add a suffix that means "full of," what word do you make?
What is joyful?
This prefix means many. If something has "many" colors, it is ______-colored.
What is multi-?
If you rewrite your homework, how many times have you written it?
What is two (or more)?
This prefix means under. A boat that goes under the water is called a ______-marine.
What is sub-?
This suffix means able to be. If a shirt can be washed without ruining it, it is wash-
What is -able?
If you add the prefix re- and the suffix -ing to the word play, what word do you get?
What is replaying?
A creature with eight legs is an ______-pus.
What is octo-?
Which of these words has a suffix: running, sing, or bring?
What is running? (The suffix is -ing)