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Mystery Mix
100

What is the prefix in the word 'preheat'?

Pre

100

What is the suffix in the word 'fearless'?

-less

100

What is the root word of 'unhelpful'?

help

100

Add a prefix to 'trust' to make it mean “not trustworthy.”

Mistrust
100

True or False: The prefix re- means 'to do something again'.

True

200

What does the prefix un- mean in the word 'unhappy'?

Not or opposite of

200

What does the suffix -er mean in the word 'teacher'?

A person who does something

200

What is the root word of 'preview'?

view

200

Add a suffix to 'hope' to make it "full of hope".

hopeful

200

True or False: The suffix -less means 'full of'.

False- it means 'without'

300

Tell me a word using the prefix mis- and define it.

Example: Misunderstand - to understand incorrectly

300

Name a word with the suffix -ion and tell me the meaning of the word. 

Example: Action- the process of doing something

300

What is the root word in 'kindness'?

kind

300

Add a prefix to 'view' that means "to look at something before".

Preview
300

What does the prefix pre- mean in 'preview'?

Before

400

What does the prefix dis- mean in the word 'disapprove'?

Not or opposite of

400

What does the suffix -able mean in the word 'readable'?

Capable of being read

400

Remove the prefix and suffix from 'disagreeable'. What is left?

agree

400

Add a suffix to 'act' to make it a noun that means "the process of acting". 

Action

400

What suffix would you add to 'create' to mean "the process of creating"?

-ion ->'Creation'

500

Which prefix means “not” in the word 'nonsense'?

Non-

500

What suffix can be added to 'official' to make it a noun?

-ly -> officially

500

Find the root word in 'misunderstanding' and define it. 

Understand- to know something.
500

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

500

Use both a prefix and a suffix to make a new word from 'use', and define it.

Example- Unusable- not able to be used