Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes and Suffixes

Vocabulary Building: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

• Many words are made up of one or more parts. The root of a word is the part that carries the most meaning. Affixes are word parts that change the meaning or function of a word, and they can be added before or after the root.

Vocabulary Building: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A prefix is an affix that is added to the beginning of the word, and a suffix is added to the end.

- ful

with this quality 

used with nouns, mainly

- ish

with this quality 

also gives the idea of similarity

- less

without this quality

Multiple Choice

Which suffix combines with ALL the nouns?

care / end / home / relent / taste / use

• full

• ish

• less

Multiple Choice

Which suffix combines with ALL the nouns?

bull / child / devil / fool / hell / self

• full

• less

• ish

Multiple Choice

Which suffix combines with ALL the nouns?

doubt / help / pain / stress / tear / thought

• full

• ish

• less

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank:

Everyone adored the baby. The baby was ador_____.

• tion

• able

• ible

• ing

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank:

My mom wanted milk without fat.

She wanted ___fat milk.

• non

• re

• pre

• un

Multiple Choice

Which prefix means off, down or away from?

• de

• anti

• dis

• il

Multiple Choice

Which suffix means one who?

• ing

• tion

• er/or

• ous

Multiple Choice

Which suffix means able to, can be done?

• ing

• er/or

• able/ible

• ous

Multiple Choice

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't hear you correctly. I _____understood you.

• dis

• re

• under

• mis

Multiple Choice

Which prefix for equality to create the opposite meaning?

• in

• dis

• un

• miss

Multiple Choice

The destruction of large areas of forest by machines like bulldozers is called

• undeforestation

• reforestation

• deforestation

• disforestation

Multiple Choice

Increasing aware... on environmental issues is crucial.

• ness

• ment

• age

• ance

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ness?

• cheerful

• dark

• gentle

• honest