Root Words-U5W3

Root Words-U5W3

Prefixes

• add to the beginning of the word

• changes the meaning of the word

• pre-, dis-, non-, un-, im-

Suffixes

• added to the end of a word

• changes the meaning of the word

• -ed, -ing, -s, -es

• -ly, -er, -ful, -ness

Root Words

the simplest form of a word

Root words

• take away the prefix and suffixes to find the root word

• think of the meaning of the root word before adding the prefix or suffix

• example: prepay (pay is the root word, it means to give money for an item)

• example: teacher (teach is the root word, it means to show or explain something)

Multiple Choice

What is the root word in

playful?

• play

• ful

• playful

Multiple Choice

What does the root word in playful mean?

• making something

• doing something for fun

• bored

Multiple Choice

What is the root word in

cried?

• cried

• ed

• cry

Multiple Choice

What does the root word in cried mean?

• shed tears

• laugh

• rain

Multiple Choice

What is the root word in

flashing?

• ing

• flashed

• flash

Multiple Choice

What does the root word in flashing mean?

• dark

• draw

• shine light quickly

Multiple Choice

What is the root word of worried?

• worrying

• worry

• ed

Multiple Choice

What does the root word of worried mean?

• to be upset about something

• happy

• doing work

Multiple Choice

What is the root word in sparkling?

• ing

• sparkle

• sparkled

Multiple Choice

What does the root word of sparkling mean?

• fight

• find

• shine

Some words can have prefixes and Suffixes

• Example: Prepayed (pre-pay-ed)

• unexpectedly (un-expected-ly)

• distrusting (dis-trust-ing)

Multiple Choice

What is the root word in preordered?

• pre

• preorder

• ordered

• order

Multiple Choice

What is the root word in improperly?

• improper

• proper

• properly

Multiple Choice

What is the root word of disappeared?

• dis

• appear

• eared