Prefixes & Suffixes

Prefixes & Suffixes

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A prefix comes at the beginning of a base word and changes its meaning.

• unkind

• preschool

• dislike

• replay

Multiple Choice

Where is a prefix found in a word?

• at the beginning

• at the end

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix in this word?

unhappy

• un

• happy

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix in this word?

preheat

• heat

• pre

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix in this word?

remarkable

• re

• mark

• able

Multiple Select

Choose all of the words that contain prefixes.

• reading

• unlikely

• preview

• displeased

A suffix is found at the end of a base word and changes the meaning of a word.

• likely

• fluffy

• helpful

• hopeless

Suffixes

Multiple Choice

Where is a suffix found on a word?

• at the beginning

• at the end

Multiple Choice

What is the suffix in this word?

thankful

• thank

• ful

Multiple Choice

What is the suffix found in this word?

illness

• ness

• ill

Multiple Choice

What is the suffix found in this word?

joyless

• less

• joy

Multiple Choice

What is the suffix in this word?

unlikely

• un

• ly

• like

Multiple Select

Choose all of the words that contain suffixes.

• under

• wishful

• baby

• freshness

Open Ended

Write two suffixes and two prefixes words.