Review of Prefix/Suffix/Affix/Root Words

​Root Words/Prefix/Suffix/Affix

• ​Most affixes began in a language called Latin.

• Not all of the English words have affixes.

  • For example: chair, dog, sun.

Where do affixes (prefix or suffix) come from ?

Categorize

Options (9)

careless

joyful

friendly

reorganize

predetermine

misspell

determine

joy

spell

Read each word and decide which words have prefixes, suffixes, and which ones are root words.

Suffix

Prefix

Root Word

Labeling

Label the following words using of of the following:

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

suffix

prefix and suffix

suffix

prefix and suffix

prefix and suffix

prefix

prefix

prefix

Multiple Choice

Which two words dos Wingardium Leviosa remind you of?

• garden, ice

• guard, Levi's

• wing, levitate

• stadium, level

Wingardium Leviosa

Wingardium Leviosa is compounded of the English word 'wing'+ 'arduus' which means proudly elevated + 'levo' - latin for rise up.


wing+arduus+levo= wingardium leviosa

Fill in the Blanks

J.K. Rowling made up the word Wingardium Leviosa using English and Latin affixes and root words.

What do you do think Wingardium Leviosa means?

Please study the following (quiz tomorrow):

1. Prefix

2. Suffix

3. Affix

4. Root Word

5. Transfiguration

6. Where do affixes come from?

7. What do the following affixes mean:

   1. un-

   2. pre-

   3. -ful

   4. re-

   5. dis-

   6. -ism