Affixes

Read the passage.

"Mrs. Nelson introduced herself to her students. She said that she didn't expect them to be flawless, but she did want them to always try their best. Mistakes lead to learning she said.

What does the suffix -less mean in the word flawless?

• full of

• able to

• in a state of

• without

What is the root word in "unbelievably"?

• Un

• bell

• able

• believe

depart dethrone

Which is the best meaning of the underlined word part?

• between

• less than

• with

• take away

What is the root word in disapproving?

• approve

• disapprove

• prove

• proof

I watched the tv replay the soccer player score the game winning goal.

What does the prefix re- mean?

• before

• again

• after

• not

Joe was unhappy when his sister went to the movies without him.

In which word does un- mean the same as it does in unhappy?

• unite

• uncertain

• uniform

• under

A group of letters that go before the root and changes the meaning of the root word is called a

• affix

• prefix

• suffix

• base word

A group of letters that go after the root and changes the meaning of the root word is called a

• affix

• prefix

• suffix

• base word

The suffix -able means "capable of". What is the meaning of the word "valuable" in the following sentence:

She is the most valuable member of the team, as the scored the most points of anyone.

• to be worth a great amount of money

• to be capable of great things

• to be anxious

• to be talented

The prefix un' means "not". What does "uncommon" mean in the following sentence: It is not uncommon to have a lot of snow and ice in the month of February.

• to have a lot of

• to not be cold

• to not happen very often

• to not happen in the winter