Activities to work on prefixes and suffixes, including songs and arts and games

1. Irene Lopez-Rodriguez & Carlos Alberto Marin Caro CBE

2. Have a look at the words and particles. Try to make words by combining
them with the particles.
-indicates that it’s attached BEFORE the word
indicates- that it’s attached AFTER the word
re-
un-
-ly
mis-
-less
-ful
under-
-ed
-hood
-ness
re-
un-
-ly
mis-
-less
-ful
under-
-ed
-hood
-ness
Read
hand
Happy
do
neighbor
cook
Sad
child
spell
stand
spoon
power
Read
hand
Happy
do
neighbor
cook
Sad
child
spell
stand
spoon
power
Example: child-hood=childhood

3. Breaking up
words
Breaking up
words
Have a look at the word UNCOOKED. How
can you divide it?
Have a look at the word UNCOOKED. How
can you divide it?
How do these
parts add
meaning to the
word?
What does –un
and –ed mean?
How do these
parts add
meaning to the
word?
What does –un
and –ed mean?

4. • Prefix - beginning
• Root – main word
• Suffix - ending

5. • What is a root word?
– word you can add beginnings and ends to
• Why look at root word?
– helps find meanings of words

6. • What is a prefix?
– A particle that has its own meaning
– add to change meaning of words

7. • Prefix
– pre-
– un-
– dis-
– re-
– mis-
– im-
– bi-
– de-
• Meaning
– before
– not
– not
– again
– not
– not
– two
– not
Disorder = ___________.Not in order Reread = __________.Read again
In groups, think of as many words as possible with the prefixes above.

9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7pyjhfI6IMk
Listen to the PREFIX SONGListen to the PREFIX SONG
Answer these questions:
1)What do prefixes do?
2)Mention some of the prefixes from the song
and their meanings.
Answer these questions:
1)What do prefixes do?
2)Mention some of the prefixes from the song
and their meanings.

10. • What is a suffix?
– group of letters attached to ends of words
– can indicate what part of speech the word
belongs
– also changes meaning

11. • Suffix
– er
– able
– ous
– ness
– ful
– ly or –y
– ment
• Meaning
– doer
– able to
– full of
– state of being
– full of
– like
– state of
Surfer = _________________.Someone who surfs
Kindness = _________________State of being kind
In groups, try to come up with
as many words as possible
with the suffixes on this page.
In groups, try to come up with
as many words as possible
with the suffixes on this page.

12. https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=H2Z4p0au1yk
Listen to the PREFIX or SUFFIX? song

17. In groups, you are going to think of 12 words
which have prefixes (preheat), suffixes (baked)
and even both (undercooked)!
Then, you are going to create cards for each
part of that word, that is, one card for the prefix;
one card for the root word, and one card for the
suffix.
Cut the cards and place them on a plate.
Change plates with other groups.
Let’s see if your group can make all the words!
In groups, you are going to think of 12 words
which have prefixes (preheat), suffixes (baked)
and even both (undercooked)!
Then, you are going to create cards for each
part of that word, that is, one card for the prefix;
one card for the root word, and one card for the
suffix.
Cut the cards and place them on a plate.
Change plates with other groups.
Let’s see if your group can make all the words!