Prefix/Suffix

What is a suffix?

• word part at the end
• word part at the beginning
• word part in the middle
• root word

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is a prefix? 

• Word part in the middle
• word part at the end
• root word
• word part at the beginning

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What is the meaning of dis-? 

• before
• distraction
• missing
• not, opposite of

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the meaning of -ful? 

• against or opposite
• moving slowly
• full of, having 
• making something up

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Fill in the blank: 
Everyone adored the baby. The baby was ador_____. 

• -tion
• -ible
• -able
• -ing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 

• non-
• pre-
• re-
• un- 

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.L.3.4B

Fill in the blank: 
Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time. 
These times were called ___historic. 

• non-
• pre-
• un-
• re-

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Fill in the blank: 
The mountains were filled with beauty. 
They were beauti___.

• -ous
• -ing
• -sion
• -ful

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which prefix means off or away from? 

• de-
• dis-
• anti-
• il- 

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.L.3.4B

Which suffix means able to, can be done? 

• -ing
• -er/-or
• -able/-ible
• -ous

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B