Prefixes
Where are prefixes always located?
Before the root word.
Where are suffixes always located?
After the root word.
True or false: All words have prefixes and suffixes.
False! MOST words have prefixes or suffixes (or both) but ALL words do not have prefixes or suffixes.
Add a suffix to play
played, playing, playful, playfully
painless
without pain
re-
again
-ed
already happened (happened in the past)
The suffix -ful means "without"
False! The suffix -ful means "full of". Examples: hopeful, useful, joyful.
Add a prefix to connect
reconnect, disconnect, unconnect
Rewrite
to write it again
pre-
Before
-est
the most
A word can have both a prefix and a suffix.
True: unfriendly, disconnected, replayed, distasteful.
Add a prefix and a suffix to turn
returned, returning, returns
Preview
To see something displayed (a product, movie, play, etc.) before it officially goes on sale or opens to the public.
dis-
not or opposite
-less
without
A word can have more than one suffix.
True: respectfully, powerfully
Add two suffixes to the word "hope"
hopefully, hopelessly,
meaningful
Full of meaning
un-
Not or opposite
-ly
Happening in a certain way
A word can have more than one prefix.
True: Misrepresent
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Write down as many suffixes as you can for 100 points each! You will win double the points.
reinvestigated
When someone already investigated something again.