Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What is a root?

• base of a word

• beginning part of a word

• end part of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

What is a prefix?

• base of a word

• beginning part of a word

• the end part of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What is a suffix?

• the base of a word

• the beginning part of a word

• the end part of a word

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

IM-

• not

• able to be

• the study of

• fear of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

PRE-

• during

• after

• before

• later

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

GRAPH

• automatic

• write

• self

• the study of

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

-ABLE

• able to be

• the study of

• heat

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does the word CREDIBLE mean?

• able to be believed

• payed for with money

• the study of truth

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word IMPERFECTION mean?

• something that is not perfect

• studying until you succeed

• how you look

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

If you were to add the suffix -est to the end of a word it would mean ____

• Full of

• Most

• More

• Less

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B