G/L Roots Intro

What are affixes?

• root words

• prefixes and suffixes

• suffixes

• prefixes

• root words and prefixes

What is a suffix?

• Parts added to the end of word or root to determine the part of speech.

• A prefix added at the beginning of a word
• A standalone word with no affixes
• A punctuation mark used to separate words

What is a prefix?

• A suffix added after a word to change its meaning
• A group of letters added before a word to change its meaning or create a new word.
• A punctuation mark at the end of a sentence
• Letters added to a word to change the part of speech.

What is the root of a word?

• The root of a word is the part of the word that is always silent.
• The root of a word is the top part of the word that carries its meaning.

• The root of a word is the basic part that gives the word its meaning.

• The root of a word is the suffix added to the end of the word.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Prefix

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(b) Root

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(c) Suffix

• -ment

• sub-

• lumin

• pre-

• dis-

• act

• -ness

• -able

• struct

• cede

• re-

• ject

• un-

• mis-

• -less

• -er

• tele

• -ful