Prefix Suffix

What is a suffix?

• A suffix is a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative.

• A prefix added to the beginning of a word

• A standalone word with no affixes

• A punctuation mark used to separate parts of a sentence

A base word is the simplest word form with nothing added to the beginning or the end. Which word is a base word?

• opened

• unopen

• open

• opening

Word parts added to the BEGINNING of words to change the meaning are called?

• prefixes

• suffixes

• base words/root words

Word parts added to the END of words to change the meaning are called?

• prefixes

• suffixes

• base words/root words

When we add "word parts" to ___________ it changes the meaning of the word.

• prefixes

• suffixes

• base words/root words

Un- means:

• to make again

• before

• not or the opposite of

Re- means:

• again

• wrong or incorrectly

• full of

-ful means:

• without

• full of

• before

-less means:

• in a certain way

• wrong or incorrectly

• without

In the word unchangeable, change is an example of a:

• prefix

• suffix

• base word/root word