Word Parts
Added to the beginning of a word, this "pre" part changes its meaning, just as "pre" means "before".
What is a prefix?
This root, found in "bicycle" and "pedal," refers to this part of the human body.
What is the foot?
This prefix means "not" or "the opposite of" and is found at the beginning of the word unhappy.
What is un-?
What does the suffix -ful mean, as used in the word helpful?
What is "full of"?
What does the prefix un- mean in the words unhappy or unsafe?
What is not?
This type of word part is found at the end of a word, such as "-less" or "-ful".
What is a suffix?
Used in "automatic" or "autograph," this Greek root means "self."
What is auto?
This prefix means "again" or "back" and is found in the word rebuild.
What is re-?
What does the suffix -less mean, as used in the word fearless?
What is "without"?
If you reheat your dinner, what does the prefix re- mean?
What is again?
This is the main base part of a word that contains its core meaning, such as "read" in "reread".
What is the root (or root word)?
This Latin root meaning "to say" or "to speak" is found in "dictation" and "verdict."
What is dict?
This prefix means "before" and is used in the word preheat.
What is pre-?
What does the suffix -er mean, as used in the word teacher?
What is "one who" (or "a person who")?
If a puppy is playful, what does the suffix -ful mean?
What is full of?
This common 2-letter prefix is added to the beginning of a verb to mean "again," like "redo" or "repay".
What is "re"?
Coming from the Latin aquae, this root means this liquid substance, necessary for life.
What is water?
This prefix means "wrongly" or "badly" and is found in the word misunderstand.
What is mis-?
What does the suffix -ness mean, as used in the word kindness?
What is "the state of" or "condition of"?
A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning is called a ______?
What is a suffix?
The suffix "-less" means "without," while this 4-letter suffix means "full of".
What is "-ful"?
This root, often found in "biography" or "biology," means "life."
What is bio?
This prefix means "not" or "opposite of" and is found in the word disagree.
What is dis-?
What does the suffix -ly mean, as used in the word quickly?
What is "in a certain way" or "characteristic of"?
What does the suffix -less mean in the word fearless?
What is without?