Prefix Study Guide



Suffix Study Guide Name: ________________

Words are divided into three main parts:

• Prefix - added to the beginning of a root to create a new meaning

• Root – the core a word; gives it its main meaning

• Suffix – added to the end of a root; changes the meaning or indicates the part of speech

Suffix – a word part added to the _end__ of a __root/base__ word.

A suffix changes the __meaning___of the ___root/base_____ word.

Adding a suffix sometimes changes the ___spelling_____ of a root word.

Examples: happy + est = happiest (y->i)

Make + ing = making (e drop)

Run + er = runner (doublet)

Prefixes and meanings

|Prefix: |Definition: |Examples: |

|bi- |two |Bicycle, bifocals, bilingual |

|semi-, hemi- |part of |Semisweet, semicircle |

|ex- |opposite, previous |Exit, exhale, ex-wife |

|in-, im-, |not, without |Improper, inappropriate, impossible |

|pre- |before |Preview, pregame, prefix |

|dis- |opposite of |Disagreement, disallow |

|re- |do again |Review, rerun, repeat |

|un- |opposite of |Unlawful, unacceptable |

Suffixes and meanings

| Suffix: |Definition: |Examples: |

|-ment |a means, product, act, state |Movement, announcement, treatment |

|-ly |like, to extent of |Happily, gladly, sadly |

|-ness |a state or quality |Happiness, sadness |

|-less |not having something, without |Hopeless, careless, useless |

|-able, -ible |capable of being |Lovable, edible, believable |

|-ful |full of |Hopeful, joyful, useful |

Use five of the new words above in your own sentences.

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