Prefixes and Suffixes

What is a prefix?

• a part added to the middle of a word
• root word
• a part added to the beginning of a word
• a part added to the end of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is a suffix?

• a part added to the beginning of a word
• a part added to the middle of a word
• root word
• a part added to the end of a word

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.2B.VI

TEKS.ELA.2.2C.VI

TEKS.ELA.2.3C

TEKS.ELA.3.2B.VII

TEKS.MATH.3.3C

Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'The unhappy boy could run the fastest in his preschool.'

• unhappy
• could
• fastest
• preschool

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.'

• fearless
• tall
• went
• house

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A suffix is a group of letters added to the start of a root word.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Some words have a prefix and a suffix.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'Last winter was windy and cold.'

• winter
• cold
• windy
• Last

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Choose the word that contains a prefix.

'My teachers might give us a pretest before we learn a new unit.'

• pretest

• teachers

• unit

• might

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the word that contains a prefix.

'Antibacterial soap helps to keep my hands clean!'

• anitbacterial

• helps

• soap

• hands

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A ___________ is a word part that comes at the beginning of a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A