Understanding Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

Why did the student eat his homework?

• Because it was delicious

• Because he didn't want to do it

• Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake

• Because he was hungry

What is a root word?

• The longest word in a sentence

• The basic part of a word that holds the most significant meaning

• A word that can't stand alone

• A word that always starts with a prefix

Which of the following words is a root word?

• Happiness

• Rehappy

• Unhappy

• Happy

What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

• After

• Below

• Opposite of or not

• Before

What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

• Under

• With

• Before

• Not

What is the correct prefix to add to 'zip' to mean 'to open'?

• Dis-

• Re-

• Un-

• Pre-

What suffix would you add to 'depend' to make it mean 'capable of being depended on'?

• ness

• ful

• able

• ment

What does the suffix '-ment' indicate?

• Full of

• Without

• The act of

• Before

According to the silent 'e' rule, what happens to the word 'like' when adding the suffix 'ing'?

• It remains 'like'

• It becomes 'likeng'

• It becomes 'likeing'

• It becomes 'liking'

If a word ends in a silent 'e', and the suffix starts with a vowel, what should you do?

• Add another 'e'

• Remove the silent 'e'

• Change the 'e' to 'a'

• Keep the word as it is