Roots and Affixes

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What is a prefix?

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A word part at the beginning of a word.

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What is a suffix?

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A word part at the end of a word.

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What is a root word?

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The base part of a word that carries its main meaning.

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What does the prefix 'pre-' mean?

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Before.

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What does the prefix 'anti-' mean?

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Against.

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What does the prefix 're-' mean?

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Again.

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What does the suffix '-ful' mean?

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Full of.

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What does the suffix '-less' mean?

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Without.

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What is the purpose of affixes?

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To modify the meaning of root words.

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Give an example of a word with the prefix 'un-'.

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Unhappy.