Prefixes & Suffixes

Prefixes & Suffixes

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English

4th - 5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RF.4.3A, L.11-12.4B, L.4.6

+20

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a prefix?

Back

A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a suffix?

Back

A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

Back

The prefix 'un-' means 'not' or 'opposite of'. For example, 'happy' becomes 'unhappy'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the suffix '-less' mean?

Back

The suffix '-less' means 'without'. For example, 'fear' becomes 'fearless', meaning 'without fear'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the prefix 'mis-' mean?

Back

The prefix 'mis-' means 'wrongly' or 'badly'. For example, 'understand' becomes 'misunderstand'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the suffix '-ful' mean?

Back

The suffix '-ful' means 'full of'. For example, 'joy' becomes 'joyful', meaning 'full of joy'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an example of a word with the prefix 're-'?

Back

An example is 'redo', which means to do again.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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