Affixes

Affix Mini Lesson 1

7th ELA

Multiple Choice

What is an affix?

• A part of a sentence that connects two ideas

• A part of a word that attaches to a word to change its meaning

• A part of a sentence that makes a word mean something else

• Something that makes a word shorter but mean the same thing

An affix is a piece of a word that is added to a root or base word that changes the meaning.

Prefixes and suffixes are types of affixes.​

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Affix

​​Root word

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A root stem is a part of a word that has meaning, but cannot stand on its own. It is usually a Latin or Greek root, but not always.

Ex.) aud- hear

audible- able to be heard​

Root stem​

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A root word is part of a word that has its own meaning as a regular word.

Ex.) ​act- to move or do

actor- someone who acts​

Open Ended

What is the difference between a "root word" and a "root stem?"

Fill in the Blank

A prefix goes________ the root of the word.

Fill in the Blank

A suffix goes _______ the root of the word

Open Ended

List three prefixes and three suffixes (you can use examples from the video)

Affixes

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Suffixes go after a root.

Ex.) -ness: makes a word a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea)

-able: ​able to do something

​Suffixes

Prefixes go before a root.

Ex.) pre: before

post: after

un: not​

Prefixes

Draw

Circle all the prefixes in these words. Underline all the suffixes.

Open Ended

Use the affix list on Google Classroom to determine a meaning for the word "pseudonym."

Open Ended

Use the affix list on Google Classroom to determine the meaning of the word "contradiction."

Open Ended

Write one word you know that has at least one affix. Use the affix list to define your word.

ex.) revisitation (re- again, -vis- to see, -ation the process of). Revisitation means the process of seeing something again.