Prefix
The prefix "un" means...
a. again
b. past tense
c. opposite/not
c. opposite/not
What does the suffix "es" and "s" mean?
a. action word
b. to do again
c. plural
c. plural
Beautiful is an example of the suffix "ful". What does the word mean?
Full of beauty
a. ly
b. ness
c. less
c. less
What suffix do you add to a noun to show "one who does" or "what which does"?
Examples?
-er
-or
-Baker, boxer, conductor, elevator, survivor
The prefix "re" means:
a. bad/wrong
b. a person connected with an job/sport/hobby
c. again
c. again
What does the suffix "ing" mean?
a. action word
b. dislike
c. more than one
a. action word
Words like overdone, overheard, and oversee all over the prefix "over" in them. What does this prefix mean?
*hint* what happens when food is overdone? What does someone do when they overhear or oversee?
too much or above
This prefix means four. You hear it used in money, time, and algebra. There is also a muscle in your leg with this prefix.
Bonus points if you can give me examples from above.
quad = 4
quarter - 4 quarters in a dollar
quarter hour - hour divided into 4, 15 minute pieces
quadrilateral = 4 lines
quadricep
The prefix "semi" means half. So semicircle means half of a circle. What does semi-weekly mean?
What does the suffix "ed" mean?
a. full of
b. past tense
c. happening now
b. past tense
"These directions are nonsense" said the boy. "It's like someone wrote them backwards!"
Looking at the word "nonsense", what might the prefix "non" mean? What might "nonsense mean?
not... nonsense means doesn't make sense
This suffix has 4 different spellings and sounds like "shun". It means the act of, the state of, or the result of.
-ion
-tion
-sion
-ation
Looks at the following examples: superstar, superhuman, supersonic, supervisor, superintendent. What might the prefix "super" mean?
a. many/much. b. above
c. on top of d. middle
e. under e. beyond
b. above
c. on top of
e. beyond
What does the prefix "in" mean?
a. before
b. again
c. not
d. single
c. not
When do you use the suffix "er"?
a. showing how something works
b.comparing or connecting two people/things
c. comparing more than two people/things
b. comparing or connecting two people/thing
When you prepare for a trip, sports event, or school, what are you doing? When are you doing this? So what might the prefix "pre" mean?
Prepare means to get ready before... the prefix "pre" means before
This suffix means condition or in a state of. For example, being in a state of dark or the condition to be fair.
ness
The prefix "multi" means many or much. What are some examples you can think of with this prefix?
Multicolor, multiverse, multifamily, multiplication, multilingual
What does the prefix "under" mean?
a. too little
b. full of
c. too much
d. below
a. too little & d. below
When would you use the suffix "est"?
a. comparing 3+ people/things
b. whenever necessary
c. connecting 3+ people/things
d. showing good reading skills
a & c
Think about a bicycle and a tricycle and how many wheels each have. So what do you think the prefixes "bi" and "tri" mean?
Bi=2
Tri=3
This suffix is action of doing something or the result of an action. Think about the act of enjoying or the result of achieving.
ment
Think about a telephone, television, telescope, and teleconference (Zoom meeting). What do you think the meaning of the prefix "tele" might be?
Tele=distant/far