Prefixes

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Prefixes and Suffixes
Created by Vanessa Pelfrey
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• Prefixes are letters that are added to the
  beginning of a word.

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For example

• preschool
• The prefix is pre-
• The prefix pre means before so the word
  preschool means before school

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A prefix changes the meaning of a word.
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Prefix Root Word New Word
im- (not) polite impolite (not polite)
in- (not) complete incomplete (not complete)
bi- (two) cycle bicycle (two wheels)
non- (not) stop nonstop (without stopping)
dis- (not or opposite of) agree disagree (not agreeing)
re- (again) use reuse (to use again)
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• Suffixes are letters added to the end of a word.

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• A suffix also changes the meaning of a word.

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For example

• careless
• The suffix is less
• The suffix less means without so the word
  careless means without care

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Root Word Suffix New Word
home -less (without) homeless (without a home)
cheer -ful (full of) cheerful (full of cheer)
shyness -ness (state or quality) shyness (condition of being shy)
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Root Word Suffix New Word
farm -er (someone who) farmer (someone who farms)
act -or (someone who) actor (someone who acts)
bend -able (can be) bendable (can be bent)
reverse -ible (can be) reversible (can be reversed)
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Root Words

• A root word is a real word.
• We make new words from root words by adding
  prefixes and suffixes.

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• Sometimes the root word is also called the base
  word
• (That is a USEful piece of information!!)

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For example

• In the word unhappy
• the root word is happy
• In the word eventful
• the root word is event

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Whats the root word?

• wildly
• beautiful
• sleepily
• uncomfortable
• incomplete

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Whats the root word?

• wildly
• beautiful
• sleepily
• uncomfortable
• incomplete

• wild
• beauty
• sleepy
• comfortable
• complete

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Can you think of any words with prefixes and
suffixes?
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Practice Makes Perfect!!

• http//www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/prefix
  suffix.html
• http//www.fekids.com/kln/noflash.html
• http//www.ezschool.com/Games/PrefixSuffix.html
• http//www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?st
  rvocabularynum1act4que1
• http//www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/spell_it_o
  ut.htm