Prefixes and Suffixes

What is a prefix?

• A word part added to the end of a word

• A word part added to the beginning of a word

• A word part that stands alone

• A word part that changes the tense of a verb

What is a suffix?

• A word part added to the beginning of a word

• A word part that stands alone

• A word part added to the end of a word

• A word part that changes the meaning of a sentence

What is a root word?

• A word part that can stand alone

• A word part added to the end of a word

• A word part added to the beginning of a word

• A word part that changes the tense of a verb

What does the prefix "dis-" mean?

• Together

• Not or the opposite of

• Before

• After

Which prefix would you add to the word "approve" to mean "not approve"?

• un-

• re-

• dis-

• pre-

What is the new word formed by adding the prefix "non-" to "toxic"?

• Untoxic

• Distoxic

• Nontoxic

• Retoxic

Which prefix would you add to the word "happy" to mean "not happy"?

• dis-

• non-

• un-

• pre-

What is the meaning of the prefix "un-"?

• Again

• Not or the opposite of

• Before

• Together

What is the correct word formed by adding the prefix "re-" to the base word "load"?

• reload

• misload

• unload

• inload

Which prefix can be added to the base word "shape" to form a real word?

• re-

• mis-

• un-

• in-