Suffixes and Affixes

Prefix and Suffix

Prefix: a word or part of a word that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning

Suffix: is a word or part of a word that is added to the end of the word.

Pre=before suf=after

Multiple Choice

What is a prefix?

• Part of a word added to the beginning of a word

• Part of a word added to the end

• Part of a word in the middle

Multiple Choice

What is a suffix?

• Part of a word added to the beginning of a word

• Part of a word added to the end of a word

• Part of a word added to the middle

Prefix Examples

• Out means "beyond or outside"

• re means "again or back"

• en mean to cause

• un- or dis mean "not".

Suffix Examples

• ful means "full of"

• ly means "characteristic of"

• ness means "state of"

• meant means "action or process of"

Multiple Choice

What does dislike mean?

• like a lot

• not like

• like a little

Multiple Choice

What does evenly mean?

• not even

• even in all ways

• almost even

Multiple Choice

What does uneven mean?

• a little even

• even all over

• not even

Multiple Choice

What does trustful mean?

• full of trust

• not to trust

• trust a little

repayment

• re means again and meant means action

• Repayment is the act of paying back

Open Ended

In the word uncomfortable, what is the prefix, suffix and root word?

Poll

I can identify a prefix, suffix and the root word.

• I got this

• With a little help

• With help