
Roots and Affixes
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•
English
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4th Grade
•
Hard
Joseph Anderson
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4 Slides • 6 Questions
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A root (usually Greek or Latin) is the
main part of the word that gives
the basic meaning.
Learning roots and their meanings
will help you understand the
meaning of unfamiliar words.
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Prefixes are added to the
beginning of base words or
roots to change their meanings.
re + create = recreate
prefix
new word
base
word
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Suffixes are added to the
end of base words or roots
to change their meanings.
hope + ful = hopeful
base
word
new word
suffix
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Multiple Choice
Add affixes to the word in parentheses
to correctly complete the sentence.
prefixes: re-, pre-, de-, dis-, un-, mis-
suffixes: -ful, -less, -able, -er/-or, -ment, -ly
I couldn’t hike very far because my boots
were too small and very _______.
(comfort)
comfortment
uncomfortable
comfortly
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Multiple Choice
What is the prefix in the word ...
misplaced
miss
plac
ed
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Multiple Choice
Add affixes to the word in parentheses
to correctly complete the sentence.
prefixes: re-, pre-, de-, dis-, un-, mis-
suffixes: -ful, -less, -able, -er/-or, -ment, -ly
After years of _______, our trampoline
ripped; this wouldn’t have happened if we
had taken better care of it. (treat)
treatless
retreat
mistreatment
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Multiple Choice
What is the root in this word....
dishonorable
dis
honor
able
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Multiple Choice
Add affixes to the word in parentheses
to correctly complete the sentence.
prefixes: re-, pre-, de-, dis-, un-, mis-
suffixes: -ful, -less, -able, -er/-or, -ment, -ly
My little brother complained because he
thought I was treating him _______.
(fair)
unfairly
fairment
disfair
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Multiple Choice
What is the suffix found in the word...
department
de
part
ment
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