Prefix, Suffix, & Root Words

What is a root word?

• The important part of the word. It can't be broken down anymore.

• The end of the word. It is broken down.

• The important part of the word. It CAN be broken down.

A prefix is...

• A word part that comes before the root.

• A word part that comes after the root.

A suffix...

• Is a word part that comes at the beginning of the word.

• Is a word part that comes before the root word.

• Is a word part that comes after the root word.

If you have to reconstruct something, you...

• Have to read again

• build something again

• build something

Prefixes can change the meaning of a word.

• True

• False

Biology can be broken into its parts. Bio means...

• life

• death

• stinky

• animal

Why is it helpful to break words into word parts?

• So you know where the suffix is.

• So you know if the word is a noun, verb, or adjective.

• So you can build your understanding of tricky words by using small parts you already know.

Misunderstanding has a prefix, suffix, and root. What is the prefix of "misunderstanding"?

• ing

• stand

• under

• mis

Misunderstanding has a prefix, suffix, and root. What is the root of "misunderstanding"?

• mis

• under

• stand

• understand

Misunderstanding has a prefix, suffix, and root. What is the suffix of "misunderstanding"?

• mis

• understand

• ing