Suffixes and Prefixes with Hyphens

Choose the word that is spelt correctly

• bell-like

• sugarfree

• coworker

• book-like

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2C

What suffixes always use a hyphen?

• "-based"

• "-like"

• "-style"

• "-less"

We were staring at the ________________ (factory) building when it burnt down.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What is a hyphen?

• A punctuation mark

• A figure

• A line

• A dash

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

The suffix "-like" is hyphenated if:

• The last letter is a vowel

• The root word is a noun

• The root word has three or more syllables

• The root word has two or more syllables

Who are the affixes?

• Prefix

• Adjective

• Suffix

• Noun

The ____________________ stood up and gave a speech.

• presidentelect

• president-elect

• president elect

• president - elect

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2C

Which word is spelt incorrectly?

• sleep-proof

• intrusion-like

• graffiti-ism

• loftstyle

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2C

It hurt a lot. I thought I'd been hit by a monsterlike truck

• Correct

• Incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

It was very unusual to see a _____________________ (with no bells) church.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A