NWEA Affixes

What are affixes?

• root words

• prefixes and suffixes

• suffixes

• prefixes

• root words and prefixes

The prefix un- means...

• not

• inside

• over

• where

A group of letters that go after the root and changes the meaning of the root word is called a

• affix

• prefix

• suffix

• base word

re- means?

• not

• before

• again/back

• opposite of

An affix is...

• an word piece added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning.

• a word piece added to the end of a word to change the meaning

• an word piece added to the beginning or end of a word to keep its meaning.

• a word that is a base for other words

Match each affix with the definition.

• "full of" or "having qualities of"

• ex-

• "law" or "fair and right"

• mis-

• "makes and adjective into an adverb"

• -ly

• "out" or "out from within"

• -just-

• "opposite," "badly," "wrongly"

• -ful

Match the following affixes with the meaning

• -s, -ies

• not

• -ful

• without

• pre-

• full of

• less

• before

• dis-

• more than one

What are affixes?

• root words

• prefixes and suffixes

• suffixes

• prefixes

• root words and prefixes

Which of the following suffixes means "someone who...?"

• -able

• -ness

• -er

• -tion

hydr- means :

• water

• fire

• science

• not