Prefix Power
What is the prefix in the word 'preheat'?
Pre
What is the suffix in the word 'fearless'?
-less
What is the root word of 'unhelpful'?
help
Add a prefix to 'trust' to make it mean “not trustworthy.”
True or False: The prefix re- means 'to do something again'.
True
What does the prefix un- mean in the word 'unhappy'?
Not or opposite of
What does the suffix -er mean in the word 'teacher'?
A person who does something
What is the root word of 'preview'?
view
Add a suffix to 'hope' to make it "full of hope".
hopeful
True or False: The suffix -less means 'full of'.
False- it means 'without'
Tell me a word using the prefix mis- and define it.
Example: Misunderstand - to understand incorrectly
Name a word with the suffix -ion and tell me the meaning of the word.
Example: Action- the process of doing something
What is the root word in 'kindness'?
kind
Add a prefix to 'view' that means "to look at something before".
What does the prefix pre- mean in 'preview'?
Before
What does the prefix dis- mean in the word 'disapprove'?
Not or opposite of
What does the suffix -able mean in the word 'readable'?
Capable of being read
Remove the prefix and suffix from 'disagreeable'. What is left?
agree
Add a suffix to 'act' to make it a noun that means "the process of acting".
Action
What suffix would you add to 'create' to mean "the process of creating"?
-ion ->'Creation'
Which prefix means “not” in the word 'nonsense'?
Non-
What suffix can be added to 'official' to make it a noun?
-ly -> officially
Find the root word in 'misunderstanding' and define it.
Add both a prefix and a suffix to 'agree' to make it a word that means "when someone is not agreeing and not able to agree"
Disagreeable
Use both a prefix and a suffix to make a new word from 'use', and define it.
Example- Unusable- not able to be used