Understanding Affixes: Grade 9

Front

Prefix

Back

Added to beginning of a word

Front

Suffix

Back

Added to end of a word

Front

Root

Back

Base part of a word

Front

Un-

Back

Not or opposite

Front

Re-

Back

Again or back

Front

In-

Back

Not or into

Front

Dis-

Back

Not or opposite of

Front

-able

Back

Capable of

Front

-ful

Back

Full of

Front

-less

Back

Without