Grade 5 Affixes

The prefix de means undo. Derail means...

• forward

• prevent

• settle

• still

The suffix ment means result of. Development means...

• decline

• falling

• lessening

• refinement

The prefix pre means before. Predate means...

• come before

• follow

• complete

• refuse

The suffix able means to have the ability of. Inevitable means...

• needless

• destined

• stoppable

• uncertain

The prefix sub means below. Submerge means...

• dehydrate

• drain

• drown

• dry

The suffix age means result of. Outage means...

• brownout

• functional

• operable

• uptime

The suffix ism means condition or manner. Parallelism means...

• difference

• opposite

• similarity

• variety

The prefix re means repeat or again. Retrieve means...

• destroy

• lose

• offer

• retake

The suffix less means without. Flawless means...

• bad

• false

• ideal

• wrong

The prefix mal means bad or evil. Malefactor means...

• criminal

• hero

• goody

• victim