IREAD: Prefixes & Suffixes

A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning

• in the middle

• at the end

The suffix -ful means

• without

• full of

• in a certain way

Choose the word that contains a suffix.

• untidy

• messed

• teach

• chair

Which word has a suffix underlined?

• playful

• sleepy

• drinking

Which word has a suffix underlined?

• fearless

• bright

• slowly

• singing

Which word has a BASE word underlined?

• colorful

• slower

• loveable

• sleepless

Which word has the Base word underlined?

• learned

• working

• readable

• building

Which word has an underlined Base word?

• loved

• passed

• loving

• cutest

The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something, you:

• build it for the first time

• tear it down

• build it again

• fix it up

Knowing the meaning of the prefix MIS- helps you know that MISDIRECT means:

• to direct wrongly

• the most direct

• someone who directs

• to direct before