Prefixes and Suffixes and Roots/Bases

Where would you find a prefix?

• End of a word

• Middle of a word

• Beginning of a word

• Pre

What does the suffix -ion mean, like in exposition?

• an action or process

• condition

• that which

• to break

To tell or state a future event; foretell...

• prediction

• predict

• oppose

• opposition

What does the prefix ex- mean, like in expose?

• out, away, from

• with, together

• to, toward, against

• in, into; not

This prefix means "not."

• pre-

• re-

• mid-

• un-

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

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

Choose the correct prefix:

1 - _____understanding may occur when two people have a diferente culture

• Dis-

• Mis-      

• Non-

• none

c)       He’s the most ______(fashion) person I know: he needs some fashion advie.

b)       Your total _____(able) to listen to what I’m actually saying exasperates me.