What are they and why do we
need to know them?
• Prefix - beginning
• Root – main word
• Suffix - ending
• What is a root word?
– word you can add beginnings and ends to
• Why look at root word?
– helps find meanings of words
• What is a prefix?
– word that has its own meaning
– add to change meaning of words
• Prefix
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preundisremisimbide-
Not in order
Disorder = ___________.
• Meaning
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before
not
not
again
not
not
two
not
Read again
Reread = __________.
• What is a suffix?
– group of letters attached to ends of words
– can indicate what part of speech the word
belongs
– also changes meaning
• Suffix
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er
able
ous
ness
ful
ly or –y
ment
• Meaning
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doer
able to
full of
state of being
full of
like
state of
Someone
who surfs
State of being kind
Surfer = _________________.
Kindness
= _________________