PSSA Vocabulary Review: Word Study

This is one or more letters added to the beginning or ending of a word.

• prefix

• suffix

• affix

• root word

This is the part of a word that prefixes and suffixes are added to.

• prefix

• suffix

• root word

• affix

This is a group of letters added to the beginning of the word to change its meaning.

• prefix

• suffix

• affix

• root word

This is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

• prefix

• suffix

• affix

• root word

This is a word made up of two or more smaller words.

• prefix

• homophone

• compound word

• antonym

This is using words in the surrounding text to help figure out the meaning of an unknown word.

• antonym

• compound word

• context clues

• homophone

These are two words that have similar meanings.

• antonyms

• prefix

• context clues

• synonyms

These are two words that have opposite meanings

• homophones

• antonym

• synonym

• compound word

These are two words which are pronounced alike, but are spelled differently or have a different meaning.

• homophone

• homograph

• synonym

• antonym

These are two words that look identical, but are pronounced differently and have different meanings.

• homophone

• homograph

• compound word

• suffix