Exploring Prefixes and Suffixes in English

What are the letters added before a word called?

• Affixes

• Prefixes

• Infixes

• Suffixes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix 're' signify?

• Not

• After

• Before

• Again

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of the prefix 'un'?

• Before

• Opposite

• After

• Not

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix 'dis' indicate?

• Before

• Opposite or Not

• After

• Again

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How can you turn 'happy' into a noun?

• Add 'able'

• Add 'ness'

• Add 'ly'

• Add 'ful'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What suffix is used to turn 'sad' into a noun?

• ity

• ment

• tion

• ness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which of the following is a correct way to learn prefixes and suffixes?

• Only reading them

• Ignoring them

• Using them in sentences

• Memorizing lists

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What should you do when you encounter new prefixes and suffixes?

• Guess their meanings

• Only read them

• Note them down

• Skip them

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the best way to remember prefixes and suffixes?

• Only listening to them

• Ignoring their usage

• Using them actively

• Memorizing their definitions

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A