Prefixes and Suffixes Mastery

What is the meaning of the word prefix?

• A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning

• A group of letters put after a root word which changes its meaning

• A stand alone word

What is the meaning of the word suffix?

• A word within a word

• A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning

• A group of letters put after a root word which changes its meaning

• A stand alone word

What is the meaning of root word?

• A word within a word

• A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning

• A group of letters put after a root word which changes its meaning

• A stand alone word

If you take away the prefix and suffix, what is left of the word unemployed?

• Unemploy

• Employed

• Employ

• Loyed

If you take the prefix away from disagree, the root word is agree.

• True

• False

If you take the suffix away from unbreakable the root word is breakable.

• True

• False

What are you doing if you reread a book?

• Reading it for the first time

• Recycling it

• Reading it again

• Not doing anything with it

Incorrect has only a prefix and root word.

• True

• False

Which word is a suffix?

• pre

• ed

• un

• re

Which word is not a suffix?

• Ful

• Ing

• Ed

• Pre