Prefixes and Suffixes in Reading

Phonics - Basic Prefixes & Suffixes

Why Learn Prefixes & Suffixes

Knowing how prefixes and suffixes work together with root words is important. These are called Latin Roots, and can be a powerful tool to understanding the meaning of new words.

How are Latin roots used?

Let's find out!

Common Prefixes and Suffixes

Multiple Select

What does the prefix Dis- mean? Select all correct answers.

• negative, or bad

• apart from

• away from

• reversing the effects

Dis- is a Prefix that means apart from, away from, or reversing the effect.

• disclose

• dissolved

• distracted

• distress

• distant

• disaster

• disease

Multiple Choice

What does the suffix -ed mean?

• Something is happening right now.

• Something will happen.

• Something that happened in the past tense.

• Something that is happening again.

The suffix -ed means it is something that happened in the past tense.

• distracted

• dissolved

• prepared

Multiple Select

What does the prefix Com- mean?

• with a group

• with

• together

• completely

Com- Words include:

• competition

• communication

• 
  

Multiple Select

What does the suffix -tion mean?

• an action

• a reaction

• a condition

• a process

-tion Words include:

• competition

• communication

• concentration

• distraction

• inspiration

Multiple Choice

What does the prefix pre- mean?

• comes before

• happens again

• too early

• multiple times

Pre- words include:

• Prefix!!!

• preserve

• preventable

• prepared

• predictable

• presentable

Multiple Choice

What does the suffix -able mean?

• has the ability

• prepared

• ready

• acted on by another

Suffix -able words, here we go:

• preventable

• predictable

• presentable

• 
  

• 
  

• 
  

Multiple Choice

What does the prefix re- mean?

• to do something

• to do something again

• to reverse an action; undo

• in the past

Words with Re-

• revealing

• response

• resisting

• requesting

• representing

• releasing

• reducing

Multiple Choice

What does the suffix -ing mean?

• a description

• an action

• performing an action in the future

• performing an action right now

-ing is a very common suffix

• revealing

• resisting

• requesting

• representing

• releasing

• reducing

• recognizing