Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.'

• fearless
• tall
• went
• house

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'The unhappy boy could run the fastest in his preschool.'

• unhappy
• could
• fastest
• preschool

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Some words have a prefix and a suffix.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which prefix can you add to the root word 'build' to make a new word?

• mis
• un
• pre
• re

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the prefix of ungrateful?

• grate
• un
• ful
• grateful

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which suffix can you add to the root word 'friend' to make a new word?

• est
• ful
• ing
• ly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What does the suffix 'less' mean?

• full of
• the most
• in the manner of
• without

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What do you do if you 'reread' a book?

• read it again
• don't read it
• read it for the first time
• read it backwards

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'Last winter was windy and cold.'

• winter
• cold
• windy
• Last

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the prefix in NONFICTION mean?

• the act of
• not
• before
• wrong

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A