what are they and why do we need to know them? alnjah jhs
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What are they and why do we need to know them?
Alnjah JHS
Prefix - beginning
Root – main word
Suffix - ending
Alnjah JHS
What is a root word?• word you can add beginnings and ends to
Why look at root word?• helps find meanings of words
Alnjah JHS
What is a prefix?• word that has its own meaning• add to change meaning of
wordsAlnjah JHS
Prefix• pre-• un-• dis-• re-• mis-• im-• super-• under-
Meaning• before• not• not• again• not• not• large/
powerful• lower
Example• preschool• unhappy• dislike• rewrite• misunderstan
d• impossible• supermarket• underground
Alnjah JHS
What is a suffix?• group of letters attached to ends of
words• can indicate what part of speech the
word belongs • also changes meaning
Alnjah JHS
Suffix Making Example of Original Word
Example of Suffixed Word
-tion
noun
prepare preparation
-sion divide division
-er teach teacher
-ness kind kindness
-ment treat treatment
-able
adjective
comfort comfortable
-ous danger dangerous
-ive act active
-ful help helpful
-less help helpless
-y ease easy
-ize verb memory memorizeAlnjah JHS
Alnjah JHS