Understanding Prefixes and Suffixes

The teacher explains the concepts of base words, prefixes, and suffixes. Through examples like 'undo', 'misuse', and 'trainer', the teacher guides the student in identifying base words and understanding how prefixes and suffixes modify meanings. The session emphasizes the importance of these word parts in language comprehension.

What is a base word?

• A word that cannot stand alone

• A word that is always a suffix

• A word that can stand alone and has meaning

• A word that is always a prefix

Which of the following is an example of a base word?

• Helpless

• Help

• Unhelpful

• Helping

What is a suffix?

• A word that has no meaning

• A word part added to the beginning of a base word

• A word part added to the end of a base word

• A word that stands alone

Which of the following is a suffix?

• Re

• Ful

• Pre

• Un

What is a prefix?

• A word part added to the end of a base word

• A word that stands alone

• A word part added to the beginning of a base word

• A word that has no meaning

Which of the following is a prefix?

• Less

• Ful

• Un

• Er

In the word 'undo', what is the base word?

• Un

• None

• Do

• Undo

In the word 'undo', what is the prefix?

• Do

• Un

• None

• Undo

What does the word 'undo' mean?

• To reverse an action

• To complete an action

• To do something again

• To do something

In the word 'misuse', what is the base word?

• Mis

• None

• Misuse

• Use