Prefixes and Suffixes

What is a prefix?

• sounds placed before the beginning of the word
• sounds placed at the ending of the word
• the middle of the word

What is a suffix?

• sounds coming at the end of the word
• sounds coming at the beginning of the word
• sounds in the middle of the word

what is the meaning of un?

• not
• again
• full of
• something you did in the past

What is the meaning of re?

• doing something again
• not
• most
• before

what does ful mean?

• full of
• without
• one who
• comparing something 

what does ing mean?

• happened in the past
• doing something right now
• full of
• one who

what is the base word for the word hopefully?

• ful
• y
• hope
• ope

what is the base word for the word biggest?

• big
• est
• bigg
• gest

What is the prefix for the word retry?

• try
• re
• y
• r

What is the prefix for the word retry?

• try
• re
• y
• r