Prefixes and Suffixes

Front

What is a prefix?

Back

A part added to the beginning of a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Front

What is a suffix?

Back

A part added to the end of a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Front

What does the prefix 're-' mean?

Back

It means 'again' or 'back'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Front

What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

Back

It means 'not' or 'opposite of'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Front

What does the suffix '-less' mean?

Back

It means 'without'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Front

What does the suffix '-ful' mean?

Back

It means 'full of'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Front

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

Back

Unhappy has the prefix 'un-'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Front

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

Back

Playing has the suffix '-ing'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Front

What does the prefix 'mis-' mean?

Back

It means 'wrong' or 'badly'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Front

What does the suffix '-ed' indicate?

Back

It indicates the past tense of a verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F