Prefix Suffix Flashcard

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A PREFIX is a word part added to the END of a base word to change its meaning.

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False

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A SUFFIX is word part added to the END of a base word to change its meaning.

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True

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Pre- means...

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before

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Re- means ___ so repay means to ___

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again, pay again

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I ___ the oven at 350 degrees BEFORE baking a cake.

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preheat

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Which of the following does NOT mean "not" or "do the opposite of"? un-, dis-, re-, mis-

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re-

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To show a lack of respect

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disrespect

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When the prefix un- is added to a word, what happens to its meaning?

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the meaning becomes opposite of the word

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What is the base word: careful, careless, cared?

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care

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What is the base word: unhappy, happily, happiness?

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happy