SUFFIX BASICS
PREFIX POWER
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
NAME THAT AFFIX
FIND THE AFFIX
100

This suffix marks a plural noun.

What are -s and -es?

100

This prefix means “not or opposite of.”

What is un-?

100

What does -ful mean?

What is “full of or full”?

100

Which suffix means “without”?

What is -less?

100

In the word cats, which suffix shows that there is more than one cat?

What is -s?

200

This suffix marks a past-tense verb.

What is -ed?

200

This prefix means “back or again.”

What is re-?

200

What does -less mean?

What is “without”?

200

Which suffix means “full of or full”?

What is -ful?

200

In the word jumped, which suffix shows past tense?

What is -ed?

300

This suffix can mark a present participle or gerund.

What is -ing?

300

This prefix means “before.”

What is pre-?

300

What does -al mean?

What is “relating to or characterized by”?

300

Which prefix means “before”?

What is pre-?

300

 In the word running, which suffix shows that the action is continuing?

What is -ing?

400

These suffixes mean “one who or that which.”

What are -er and -or?

400

This prefix means “under, beneath, below, or secondary.”

What is sub-?

400

What does -y mean?

What is “full of, inclined to, or characterized by”?

400

Which suffix means “relating to or characterized by”?

What is -al?

400

In the word teacher, which suffix means “one who or that which”?

What is -er?

500

This suffix means “act of, state of, or result of.”

What is -ion?

500

Which prefix would you add to “write” to mean “write again”?

What is re-?

500

What does sub- mean?

What is “under, beneath, below, or secondary”?

500

Which suffix means “full of, inclined to, or characterized by”?

What is -y?

500

In the word submarine, which prefix means “under, beneath, or below”?

What is sub-?

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