Prefixes and Sufixes

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.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

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

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 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.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

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.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

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

• winter
• cold
• windy
• Last

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

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.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Choose the word that contains a prefix.

'Antibacterial soap helps to keep my hands clean!'

• anitbacterial

• helps

• soap

• hands

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the meaning of the PREFIX bi- ?

• three

• again

• two

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is the meaning of the PREFIX re- ?

• wrong

• apart

• no

• again

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is the meaning of the PREFIX pre-?

• against

• before

• not

• under

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B