Root Words

Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes

For 2nd Grade

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What is a Root Word?

• Something that can be added to the beginning of a word to create a new word

• Something that can be added to the end of a word to create a new word

• A word that can exist without a prefix or a suffix

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What is a Prefix

• A word that can exist without a prefix or a suffix

• Something that you add to the beginning of a word to create a new word

• Something that you add at the end of the word to create a new word

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What is a Suffix?

• Something you add the the beginning of a word to create a new word

• A word that can exist without a prefix or a suffix

• Something you can add to end end of a word to create a new word.

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What does the prefix Re - mean?

• Again

• Before

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What does the suffix -ing mean?

• How something is being done.

• Something is being done.

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What is the root word in Singing

• Sing

• -ing

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What is the root word in Walked?

• Walk

• -ed

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What is the root word in Review?

• Re-

• View

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What is the Root Word in Uncover

• Un-

• Cover

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What is the root word in Impatient?

• Im-

• patient