Prefixes and Suffixes

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What is a prefix?

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A part added to the beginning of a word.

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What is a suffix?

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A part added to the end of a word.

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What does the prefix 're-' mean?

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It means 'again' or 'back'.

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What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

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It means 'not' or 'opposite of'.

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What does the suffix '-less' mean?

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It means 'without'.

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What does the suffix '-ful' mean?

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It means 'full of'.

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Choose the word with a prefix: 'happy', 'unhappy', 'joyful'.

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Unhappy has the prefix 'un-'.

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Choose the word with a suffix: 'play', 'playing', 'played'.

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Playing has the suffix '-ing'.

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What does the prefix 'mis-' mean?

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It means 'wrong' or 'badly'.

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What does the suffix '-ed' indicate?

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It indicates the past tense of a verb.