Prefixes and Suffixes

What is a suffix?

• word at the end

• word in the middle

• root word

• word in the beginning

Sally got a new dress. Everyone said Sally looked ador-

What is a prefix?

• word in the middle

• root word

• word at the beginning

• word at the end

My brother was looking around the house for his backpack. He seemed to have -placed it.

What is a root word?

• the end of the word

• the beginning of the word

• a tricky word

• a word without prefixes or suffixes

What is the root of the word hopeless?

• -less

• hope

• there isn't one

• hopeless

What is the prefix of the word nonsense?

What is the suffix of the word walking?

What does the suffix -less mean?

• the most

• without of

• full of

• again

What does the prefix pre- mean?

• after

• in the middle

• before