Exit Ticket: Roots & Affixes

A prefix is a word part that is added to the _________ of a root or base word.

• beginning

• middle

• end

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A suffix is a word part added to the ____________ of a root or base word.

• beginning

• middle

• end

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

These form the base of other words which are created after affixes (prefixes & suffixes) are added:

• prefix

• suffix

• affix

• root

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

The prefix un- as in unhealthy means:

• not or opposite

• same as

• to do again

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The prefix re- as in refresh means:

• not or the opposite

• to do again

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The prefix dis- as in dislike means:

• not or opposite

• same as

• different

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Add affixes to the word in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence.

prefixes: re-, pre-, de-, dis-, un-, mis-

suffixes: -ful, -less, -able, -er/-or, -ment, -ly

Even though the experiment was _____, the scientists did learn from the failure. (success)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A