Prefix and Suffix Practice

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What is a suffix?

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A suffix is a word part at the end of a word.

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What is a prefix?

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A prefix is a word part at the beginning of a word.

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Choose the word that contains a suffix: 'Last winter was windy and cold.'

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The word 'windy' contains a suffix.

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Choose the word that contains a suffix: 'The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.'

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The word 'fearless' contains a suffix.

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What does the word 'hopeful' mean?

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Hopeful means full of hope.

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What is the purpose of a prefix?

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A prefix changes the meaning of a word by adding to the beginning.

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What is the purpose of a suffix?

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A suffix changes the meaning of a word by adding to the end.

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Give an example of a word with a prefix.

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An example is 'unhappy', where 'un-' is the prefix.

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Give an example of a word with a suffix.

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An example is 'happiness', where '-ness' is the suffix.

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What does the prefix 're-' mean?

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The prefix 're-' means to do again.