Prefixes and suffixes are letters added to words to change their meaning. Prefixes come before the root word, while suffixes come after. Some examples of prefixes and suffixes and how they change the meaning are provided, such as "pre-" meaning "before" and "-less" meaning "without." Root words are the base words that prefixes and suffixes are added to in order to form new words. Some online games are suggested for practicing adding prefixes and suffixes to root words.

2. •Prefixes are letters
that are added to
the beginning of a
word.

4. For example
preschool
• Theprefixis pre-
• Theprefixpre means“before”
sothewordpreschoolmeans
“before school”

5. Aprefix
changesthe
meaningof
a word.

6. Prefix Root Word New Word
im-
(not)
polite impolite
(notpolite)
in-
(not)
complete incomplete
(notcomplete)
bi-
(two)
cycle bicycle
(twowheels)
non-
(not)
stop nonstop
(withoutstopping)
dis-
(notoropposite of)
agree disagree
(notagreeing)
re-
(again)
use reuse
(touse again)

7. •Suffixesare
lettersadded
to
theend of a

8. •A suffix also
changes the
meaning of
a

10. For example
careless
• Thesuffixis –less
•The suffix –less means
withoutsothewordcareless
means“without care”

11. Root Word Suffix New Word
home -less
(without)
homeless
(withouta home)
cheer -ful
(fullof)
cheerful
(fullof cheer)
shyness -ness
(stateor quality)
shyness
(conditionof being shy)

12. Root Word Suffix New Word
farm -er
(someonewho)
farmer
(someonewho
farms)
act -or
(someonewho)
actor
(someonewho
acts)
bend
-able
(canbe)
bendable
(canbe bent)
reverse
-ible
(canbe)
reversible
(canbe reversed)

13. RootWords
• Aroot word isareal word.
• We makenewwords
fromroot words byadding
prefixesand suffixes.

14. • Sometimesthe
root wordisalso
called
thebaseword
(ThatisaUSEful piece
of information!!)

15. For example
•Inthewordunhappy
therootwordishappy
•Inthewordeventful
therootwordisevent

16. What’stheroot word?
• wildly
•beautiful
•sleepily
•uncomfortable
•incomplete

17. What’stherootword?
• wildly
• beautiful
• sleepily
• uncomfortable
• incomplete
• wild
• beauty
• sleepy
• comfortable
• complete

18. Canyouthinkof
anywordswith
prefixesand
suffixes?

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http://www
.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/prefixsuffix.html
http://www.fekids.com/kln/noflash.html
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/PrefixSuffix.html
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?
str=vocabulary&num=1&act=4&que=1
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/spell_it_out.htm