Prefixes and Suffixes

What is a prefix?

• a part added to the middle of a word

• a root word

• a part added to the beginning of a word

• a part added to the end of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.RI.1.4

What is a suffix?

• a part added to the beginning of a word

• a part added to the middle of a word

• a root word

• a part added to the end of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Choose the word that contains a suffix:

The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.

• fearless

• tall

• went

• house

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

Which of the following suffixes means "full of"?

• -ful

• -less

• -able

• -er/or

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

What is the meaning of the prefix re-?

• before

• apart

• no

• again

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.RI.1.4

What does the word relocate in the following sentence mean?

After floods, animals might relocate to find food, water, and safe habitats to survive.

• to see something

• to disappear

• to change something

• to locate a place to live again

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.RI.1.4

What does the suffix -able mean?

• can do

• without

• cannot

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

In following sentence what does the word helpless mean?

The puppy looked helpless all by itself.

• alone

• full of help

• happy

• without help

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.1.4

In following sentence what does the word unfairly mean?

My little sister complained because she thought I was treating her unfairly.

• in a fair way

• take to the fair

• not in a fair way

• not going far

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.RI.1.4

unsuccessful

• prefix

• root (main)

• suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.1.4C