Understanding Prefixes and Suffixes

Chris the Word Whiz teaches how to divide words into syllables, focusing on open and closed syllables. The video also covers silent letters, explaining how they break pronunciation rules. Chris introduces prefixes like re-, un-, bi-, and dis-, and suffixes like -ful, -less, -ly, and -able, showing how they change word meanings. The video concludes with a demonstration of building new words using prefixes and suffixes.

What is a characteristic of an open syllable?

• Has a short vowel sound

• Ends with a vowel

• Contains no vowels

• Ends with a consonant

Which of the following words contains a closed syllable?

• Tiger

• Pie

• Send

• Tyger

What is unique about words with silent letters?

• They always start with a vowel

• They break pronunciation rules

• They have no vowels

• They are always short words

Which letter is silent in the word 'knock'?

• C

• N

• K

• O

What does the prefix 're' signify when added to a word?

• Again

• Without

• Two

• Not

If 'un' is added to 'happy', what does it mean?

• Not happy

• Very happy

• Happy again

• Twice as happy

What does the suffix 'ful' mean when added to a word?

• Able to

• Full of

• Not

• Without

What question does the suffix 'ly' answer in a sentence?

• How

• Where

• Why

• When

What does the word 'builder' mean when 'er' is added to 'build'?

• A person who builds

• Not build

• Without building

• To build again

What does the word 'unprotected' mean?

• Protected again

• Able to protect

• Full of protection

• Not protected