Prefix
Suffix
What is...
Adding a suffix
Suffixes & Prefixes
100

Name 1 word with the prefix "trans".

Examples include:

transportation, transfer, transulscent, translation, transit

100

Name 1 word with the suffix, "ous."

Examples include:

scandalous, famous, furious, jealous.

100

A suffix? 

A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

100

Think of a base word that you can add the suffix "y" to. 

Example:

taste > tasty

100

Think of a base word you can add the suffix, "less" to.

spot>spotless

200

Name 2 words with the prefix, "inter".

Examples include:

Interview, intervention, interest, internet, interaction

200

Name 2 words with the suffix, "ive."

Examples include:

Negative, active, relative, expensive

200

A prefix?

A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

200

Think of a base word you can add the suffix, "ful" to. 

Example includes:

Beauty>beautiful

200

What does adding the prefix, "anti," do to a word?

Adding the prefix “anti-” to a word means “against” or “opposite of.”

300

Name 3 words with the prefix, "anti".

Examples include:

Antibiotics, anticipate, antique, antibacterial

300

Name 3 words with the suffix, "ent".

Examples include:

Went, percent, accent, cement

300

A noun?

A person, place or thing.

300

What does adding the suffix, "ful" do to a word?

Adding the suffix “-ful” to a word usually means “full of” or “having a lot of” that thing. It turns the word into an adjective that describes someone or something.

300

What does adding the prefix "trans", do to a word?

Adding the prefix “trans-” to a word means “across,” “beyond,” or “through.”

400

Name 4 words with the prefix, "under".

Examples include:

Underfed, underarm, underpants, undersized, underlying

400

Name 4 words with the suffix, "ant".

examples include:

Servant, assistant, deodorant, distant, significant, 

400

An adjective?

A describing word.

400

What does adding the suffix, "y" do to a word? 

It turns the word into a describing word, or an adjective. It often means “full of”.

400

What does adding the prefix, "under," do to a word?

Adding the prefix “under-” to a word usually means “too little,” “below,” or “not enough.”

500

Name 5 words with the prefix, "over".

Examples include:

overfed, overheat, overhead, overflow, overdue

500

Name 5 words with the suffix, "ic".

Examples include:

Music, heroic, historic, basic, logic, topic

500

A verb?

An action word.

500

What does adding the suffix, "less," do to a word?

Adding the suffix “-less” to a word means “without” or “not having” something. It turns the word into an adjective/ describing word.

500

What does adding the prefix, "over," do to a word?

Adding the prefix “over-” to a word usually means “too much,” “above,” or “too many.”


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