Prefix, Suffix, and Root Words

What does the prefix re mean?

• wrong

• not

• again

• supporting

What does the prefix dis mean?

• Not; opposite of

• Wrong

• Before

• Supporting

What does the prefix mis mean?

• Not

• Before

• Wrong

• Supporting

What does the prefix un mean?

• Not

• Again

• Wrong

• Before

If you take away the prefix and suffix, what is left of the word unemployed?

• Unemploy

• Employed

• Employ

• Loyed

What is a "root" word?

• Holds the most basic meaning of any word

• A word that has to do with plants

• The beginning of a word

• The first word in a compound word

What is a root word?

• a word part that has no prefixes or suffixes

• the end of a word

• the beginning of a word

• a tricky ending

What does the prefix pre mean?

• Before

• Supporting

• Wrong

• Again

The suffix -less means
ex. careless

• full of

• without

• not

• does not

A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning

• in the middle

• at the end