P/R/S Week 1 Words

What is a prefix?

• An affix that is placed at the end of a word

• Prefixes are not real

• A word part that holds an important meaning

• An affix that is placed at the beginning of the word

What is a SUFFIX?

• A lie

• A word part placed at the end of a word to create a new one

• A word part that holds an important meaning

• A word placed at the beginning of a word to create a new one

Why are we learning this?

• Because it is fun

• It makes speaking, writing, and reading easier

• So we can be able to figure out unfamiliar words

• All of the above

What is an example of a PREFIX?

• auto-

• -tion

• -ly

• -or

What is a ROOT?

• A word part that holds and important meaning

• Word parts that come from the Japanese and Chinese language

• A word part that creates a new word

• All of the above

What is the meaning of the prefix AB-?

• within, between

• away from, off

• not, out of

• across

Which of the following is an example of a word that uses the prefix AB-?

• appalled

• antithesis

• abnormal

• intranet

What is the meaning of the prefix INTRA-?

• between, within

• against

• for

• after

Lebron James used antifreeze to help scrape the ice off his windshield after the last big storm. The word "antifreeze" means...

• a product that works against frost/ice

• a product that uses ice

• a way to fight infection

• the opposite of nature

On Club Sign Up Day, Ethan decided to join the intramural Debate Team at his school. The word "intramural" means...

• not in school

• between two schools

• outside of school

• within the school