Prefixes and Suffixes

In following sentence what does the word helpless mean?

The puppy looked helpless all by itself.

• alone

• full of help

• happy

• without help

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is a suffix?

• a part added to the beginning of a word

• a part added to the middle of a word

• a root word

• a part added to the end of a word

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

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

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the meaning of the prefix re-?

• before

• apart

• no

• again

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is a prefix?

• a part added to the middle of a word

• a root word

• a part added to the beginning of a word

• a part added to the end of a word

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the suffix -able mean?

• can do

• without

• cannot

• not

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which of the follow prefixes means "before"?

• de-

• dis-

• pre-

• re-

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word would match the definition "having a wrong understanding"?

• understand

• misunderstood

• unknown

• what

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

The prefix il- means not, so if you do something that is ILLEGAL, you:

• break the law

• follow the law

• make a new law

• throw out the law

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix micro- mean?

• Do again

• Opposite of

• Small

• Full of

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A