prefixes + suffixes

A _____ is added to the beginning of a root word.

• Prefix

• Suffix

A _____ is added to the end of a root word.

• Prefix

• Suffix

A _____ word is a word that cannot be broken down.

• Root

• Base

How can we change the meaning of a word and create a new word?

• Add a prefix to the root word

• Add a suffix to the root word

What does the prefix "re-" mean? (Examples: repeat, replay, revisit)

• Not

• Again

What does the prefix "mis-" mean? (Examples: misspell, misread, mispronounce)

• Badly or wrongly

• Again or over

What does the prefix "co-" mean? (Examples: cooperate, coexist, co-author, co-pilot)

• Together

• Not

True or false? You NEVER change the spelling of a root word when you add a prefix.

• True

• False

True or false? You NEVER change the spelling of a root word when you add a suffix.

• True

• False

Prefixes and suffixes are BOTH

• Word parts

• Added to root words