Prefixes and Suffixes

What is a suffix?

• a word meaning $1,000,000,000

• a word part added to the beginning of a root or base

  word to create a new meaning

• something miserable

• a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a root

  or base word to change its

  meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What is a prefix?

• a word part added to the beginning of a root or base

  word to create a new meaning

• a person who is perfect at almost everything

• a way to fix something that is broken

• a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a root

  or base word to change its

  meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What is a base word?

• any word that starts with the letter b

• a word that has to do with sports, especially baseball

• the form of a word

  after the prefix/suffix are removed

• a place in tag where you are safe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the suffix -less mean?

• less

• without

• more

• loose

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

What does the suffix -ful mean?

• full of

• flying

• favorite

• colorful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

What does the prefix re- mean?

• red

• again

• rest

• redo

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the prefix un- mean?

• unicorn

• unofficial

• upper

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What does the suffix -er mean?

• more

• hospital

• higher

• less

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the suffix -est mean?

• least

• smallest

• most

• tallest

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D