Prefixes: Use It
REWRITE: What does re- tell you about this word?
Write again
HELPFUL: What does -ful tell you about this word?
Full of help / providing help
AUDIBLE: The root aud means "hear." What do you think audible means?
Something that can be heard
You want to read something again. Which prefix would you use?
re-
STUDENT: Look at the ending -ent. Your sheet says -ent can mean “a person or thing that does an action.” What does that tell you about this word?
A person who is learning/studying.
PREVIEW: The prefix pre- means "before." What does preview mean?
View/see before
HAPPINESS: The suffix -ness means "state or condition." What does happiness describe?
The state or condition of being happy
MOTION: The root mot means "move." What does motion have to do with?
Movement
You want to describe something that is full of color. Which suffix could you use?
-ful → colorful
FREEDOM: The ending -dom can mean a state of being. What state of being does freedom describe?
The state of being free.
MISUNDERSTAND: The prefix mis- means "wrongly." What does misunderstand mean?
Understood wrongly/incorrectly
RUNNER: What does -er tell you about the word runner?
A person who does an action
PREVENT: The root vent means “come.” What do you think prevent means?
To stop something before it happens.
You want to describe something that happened before. Which prefix could you use?
pre-
TRANSFORM: The root form means “shape.” What do you think transform means?
To change the shape or form of something.
DISAGREE: The prefix dis- means "not" or "opposite of." What does disagree mean?
Not/opposite of agree
MOVEMENT: The suffix -ment means "an action or process." What does movement have to do with?
An action or process of moving
VISIBLE: The root vis means "see." What does visible mean?
Able to be seen
You want to describe the state of being kind. Which suffix could you use?
-ness → kindness
Which word describes someone who tends to support others: supportive or supportless?
Supportive
UNPREDICTABLE: The prefix un- means "not." What do you think unpredictable means?
Not predictable
BIOLOGY: The suffix -ology means "the study of." What do you think biology is the study of?
The study of life/living things
INSPECT: The root spec means "to see." What do you think inspect means?
To look at/examine
RECONSTRUCT: You should know what re- and struct means. What do you think reconstruct means?
Build again
The suffix -fic can mean "making, causing, or producing." Look at the word horrific. If something is horrific, what might it cause?
Horror or fear.