Most Common Prefixes - Scholastic
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Most Common Prefixes
Date
Prefix
Meaning
Key Word
anti-
against
antifreeze
de-
opposite
defrost
dis-*
not, opposite of
disagree
en-, em-
cause to
encode, embrace
fore-
before
forecast
in-, im-
in
infield
in-, im-, il-, ir-*
not
injustice, impossible
inter-
between
interact
mid-
middle
midway
mis-
wrongly
misfire
non-
not
nonsense
over-
over
overlook
pre-
before
prefix
re-*
again
return
semi-
half
semicircle
sub-
under
submarine
super-
above
superstar
trans-
across
transport
un-*
not
unfriendly
under-
under
undersea
*Most frequent. The four most frequent prefixes account for 97 percent of prefixed words in printed school English.
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From Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn. ? 2000 by CORE. Reproduced by permission of Arena Press.
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Name
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Most Common Suffixes
Date
Suffix
Meaning
Key Word
-able, -ible
can be done
comfortable
-al, -ial
having characteristics of
personal
-ed*
past-tense verbs
hopped
-en
made of
wooden
-er
comparative
higher
-er,
one who
worker, actor
-est
comparative
biggest
-ful
full of
careful
-ic
having
linguistic
characteristics of
-ing*
verb form/ present participle
running
-ion, -tion, -ation, ition
act, process
occasion, attraction
-ity, -ty
state of
infinity
-ive, -ative, -itive adjective form of a noun
plaintive
-less
without
fearless
-ly*
characteristic of
quickly
-ment
action or process
enjoyment
-ness
state of, condition of kindness
-ous, -eous, -ious possessing the qualities of
joyous
-s, -es*
more than one
books, boxes
-y
characterized by
happy
*Most frequent. The four most frequent suffixes account for 97 percent of suffixed words in printed school English.
Copyright ? Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for use with students.
From Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn. ? 2000 by CORE. Reproduced by permission of Arena Press.
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