Root Word and Affixes

What is the prefix in untidy?

• tidy

• un

• y

• untid

What is the prefix in unemployment?

• ment

• employ

• un

• ployment

What is the base word in preheating?

• pre

• heat

• ing

What is the base word in wordless?

• word

• less

• or

What is the base word in happiness

• happy

• hap

• ness

• iness

Which prefix means before?

• In

• De

• Sub

• Pre

What part of the word is a suffix?

• end

• beginning

• middle

• top

The prefix comes at the _______ of a word.

• middle

• end

• beginning

• bottom

What is the main part of the word called?

• root word

• affix

• prefix

• suffix

Monica is very tired. She wants to rest!
Trina can't stay still. She always wants to move! She is rest_______.

• ful

• less

• able