Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

What is the meaning of the word prefix?

• a word within a word

• a group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning

• a group of letters put at the end of a root word which changes its meaning

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is not a suffix?

• ful

• ing

• re

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If you wanted to say someone is not helpful, which word would you use?

• inhelpful

• unhelpful

• helpfulless

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If you wanted to compare two bags of shopping, what would you say?

• this one is lightest than that one

• this one is lighted than that one

• this one is lighter than that one

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what is left of the word 'unemployed'?

• unemploy

• employed

• employ

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix 'ful' do to the word house in this sentence: "She had a houseful that weekend."

• It tells you that her house was empty that weekend.

• It tells you that her house was a mess that weekend.

• It tells you that she had lots of people staying in her house that weekend.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If you heard that a band had re-formed, what would this mean?

• formed again

• formed for the first time

• formed for the last time

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A suffix is a group of letters that you add to the start of a root word.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What prefix would you add to the word "view" to indicate that you see something before other people do?

• re

• pre

• dis

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What suffix would you add to the word "blame" to show you have done nothing wrong?

• ness

• less

• ed

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A