prefix suffix

2. •Prefixes are letters
that are added to
the beginning of a
word.

4. For example
preschool
• Theprefixis pre-
• Theprefixpre means“before”
sothewordpreschoolmeans
“before school”

5. Aprefix
changesthe
meaningof
a word.

6. Prefix Root Word New Word
im-
(not)
polite impolite
(notpolite)
in-
(not)
complete incomplete
(notcomplete)
bi-
(two)
cycle bicycle
(twowheels)
non-
(not)
stop nonstop
(withoutstopping)
dis-
(notoropposite of)
agree disagree
(notagreeing)
re-
(again)
use reuse
(touse again)

7. •Suffixesare
lettersadded
to
theend of a

8. •A suffix also
changes the
meaning of
a

10. For example
careless
• Thesuffixis –less
•The suffix –less means
withoutsothewordcareless
means“without care”

11. Root Word Suffix New Word
home -less
(without)
homeless
(withouta home)
cheer -ful
(fullof)
cheerful
(fullof cheer)
shyness -ness
(stateor quality)
shyness
(conditionof being shy)

12. Root Word Suffix New Word
farm -er
(someonewho)
farmer
(someonewho
farms)
act -or
(someonewho)
actor
(someonewho
acts)
bend
-able
(canbe)
bendable
(canbe bent)
reverse
-ible
(canbe)
reversible
(canbe reversed)

13. RootWords
• Aroot word isareal word.
• We makenewwords
fromroot words byadding
prefixesand suffixes.

14. • Sometimesthe
root wordisalso
called
thebaseword
(ThatisaUSEful piece
of information!!)

15. For example
•Inthewordunhappy
therootwordishappy
•Inthewordeventful
therootwordisevent

16. What’stheroot word?
• wildly
•beautiful
•sleepily
•uncomfortable
•incomplete

17. What’stherootword?
• wildly
• beautiful
• sleepily
• uncomfortable
• incomplete
• wild
• beauty
• sleepy
• comfortable
• complete

18. Canyouthinkof
anywordswith
prefixesand
suffixes?

19. PracticeMakes Perfect!!
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http://www
.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/prefixsuffix.html
http://www.fekids.com/kln/noflash.html
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/PrefixSuffix.html
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?
str=vocabulary&num=1&act=4&que=1
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/spell_it_out.htm