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Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes and Suffixes. Prefixes. A prefix is a part of a word that comes at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word. Common prefixes pre re mis dis un in. Prefixes. pre - before. To see something before it is released. pre view To pay before you get something.

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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  1. Prefixes and Suffixes

  2. Prefixes • A prefix is a part of a word that comes at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word. • Common prefixes • pre • re • mis • dis • un • in

  3. Prefixes • pre - before To see something before it is released. preview To pay before you get something. prepay To get ready before the game. prepare

  4. Prefixes • pre - before To warm up the oven before cooking. preheat Happened before recorded history such as the dinosaurs. prehistoric School before kindergarten. preschool

  5. Prefixes • re - again To say again. repeat To do again redo To write again. rewrite

  6. Prefixes • re - again To look at again. review To heat again. reheat To give money again. repay

  7. Prefixes • mis – wrong or incorrect To understand incorrectly. misunderstand To do/say something wrong. mistake To behave incorrectly. misbehave

  8. Prefixes • mis – wrong or incorrect To represent incorrectly. misrepresent To use incorrectly. misuse To lead incorrectly. mislead

  9. Prefixes • dis - the opposite of To make something stop working. disable Not to agree. disagree To be rude. disrespect

  10. Prefixes • dis - the opposite of To take apart. disassemble To vanish. disappear To take money off the price. discount

  11. Prefixes • un – not; the opposite of To be sad. unhappy Not having a job. unemployed To loosen a knot. untie

  12. Prefixes • un – not; the opposite of To reverse an action. undo Not stable. unstable Not succeeding. unsuccessful

  13. Prefixes • in - not or the opposite of To be not finished. incomplete To be wrong. incorrect Not able to be cured. incurable

  14. Prefixes • in - not or the opposite of To be cheap. inexpensive Not able to describe. indescribable Not active. inactive

  15. Suffixes • A suffix is a part of a word that comes at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word. • Common suffixes • able • ing • ly • ed • er • ful

  16. Suffixes • -able - able to be Can be broken. breakable Can be loved. lovable A feeling of comfort. comfortable

  17. Suffixes • -able - able to be Can be liked. likeable Can be consumed or used up. consumable Having knowledge. knowledgeable

  18. Suffixes • -ing - the act of doing Mom is _______ dinner. cooking I am _______ this book. reading We are ________ up the trail on the mountain. hiking

  19. Suffixes • -ing - the act of doing I was _______ when my sister woke me up. sleeping We are _______ our essays. writing We are ________ about matter in science. learning

  20. Suffixes • -ly – in a certain way In a quick way. quickly In a slow way. slowly In a lazy way. lazily

  21. Suffixes • -ly - a way of doing something In a tired way. wearily Acting in an honest way. honestly Keeping things in order. orderly

  22. Suffixes • -ed - happened in the past We _____ to school on the sidewalk. walked To fool someone. tricked The zombie mask _____ us. scared

  23. Suffixes • -ed - happened in the past I _____ 5 and 3 to get 8. added I _____ 7 from 15 to get 8. subtracted He _____ 2 and 5 to get 10. multiplied

  24. Suffixes • -er - someone who does My _____ is the best one at White City Elementary. teacher A person who moves their feet very fast. runner The paper _____ cut the paper into tiny pieces. shredder

  25. Suffixes • -er - someone who does The _____ chose to paint the wall red. painter A person who moves in the water. swimmer The racecar _____ won the race on the last lap. driver

  26. Suffixes • -ful - to be full of Someone who moves with grace. graceful A person who is wishing. wishful The boy was _____ that he got a good grade on his test. hopeful

  27. Suffixes • -ful - to be full of Someone who is very sad. sorrowful Done with a purpose. purposeful Full of cheer. cheerful

  28. Mom said to put the milk in the refrigerator as soon as we got home because it is perishable. What does the word perishable mean? A. delicious B. gross C. can go bad D. frozen

  29. C. can go bad

  30. Because the weather is unpredictable, we will bring an umbrella just in case. Choose the word that means the SAME as unpredictable. A. sunny B. inconsistent C. rainy D. ominous

  31. B. inconsistent

  32. Our teacher told us to clean our desks because it is hard to find what we are looking for when our desks are disorganized. Choose the word that means the OPPOSITE of disorganized. A. orderly B. messy C. dusty D. straight

  33. A. orderly

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