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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