Prefix/Suffix Mini-lessons

I can use prefixes/suffixes to help me understand a word.

Vocabulary FixesDont Know A Word? What should you do?�

1. Look at the pictures.2. Try to sound out the word. 3. Look at the beginning letters. 4. Look at the ending letters. 5. Look for a smaller word in the word. 6. Skip the word and read the sentence to the end.7. Try to guess! What word makes sense? Does your guess look like

the word you see? 8. Use the words around it.9. Go back and re-read. Does it sound right?10.Put another word in its place. 11. Ask a friend or an adult. 12.Look in the dictionary.

• Name_______________• Date________________• • Pretest (most often used prefixes/suffixes)• • Prefixes• Meaning of the prefix Example word• 1. un-• _________________________ _________________________• 2. re-• _________________________ _________________________• 3.in- • _________________________ _________________________• 4.dis- • _________________________ _________________________• 5.en-• _________________________ _________________________• 6.non-• _________________________ _________________________• 7.under-• _________________________ _________________________• 8. im- •

• Suffixes• Meaning of the suffix Example word• • 1. –s• _________________________ _________________________• • 2. –ed • _________________________ _________________________• • 3. –ing• _________________________ _________________________• • 4. –ly • _________________________ _________________________• • 5.-er, -or • _________________________ _________________________• • 6.-ion, -tion • _________________________ _________________________•

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Vocabulary Fixes

Prefixes (beginning of words)• un-, dis- (opposite of)• re- (again)• in-, im-, ir-, il-, non- (not)• en- (cause to)• under- (too little)• in-, im- (in or into)

Vocabulary FixesSuffixes (endings of words)

• -s (plural)• -ed (past tense)• -ing (present tense)• -ly (characteristic of)• -er, -or (person)• -ion, -tion (act, process)• -ible, -able (can be done)

Prefix

un-

un- not, opposite of

un + tied = untied (opposite of tied)un + happy = unhappy (not happy)un + done = undone (opposite of done)

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Prefix

re-

re- again

re + try = retry (try again)re + visit = revisit (visit again)re + test = retest (test again)

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Prefix

in-, im-, ir-, il-

in-, im-, ir-, il- not

in + correct = incorrectin + visible = invisibleim + balance = not balancedir + regular = not regularil + logical = not logical

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dis-

dis- not, opposite of

dis + honest = dishonestdis + respectful = disrespectfuldis + approval = disapproval

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Prefix

en-

en- cause to

en + able = enableen + dear = endearen + large = enlargeen + rich = enrich

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Prefix

non-

non- not

non + toxic = nontoxicnon + redeemable = nonredeemable

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Prefix

under-

under- too little

under + achieve = underachieveunder + funder = underfundedunder + valued = undervalued

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Prefix

im-

im- in or into

im + port = import

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suffix

-s

-s plural, more than one

dance + s = dancesdog + s = dogsbook + s = books

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suffix

-ed

-ed past tense

walk + ed = walkedlift + ed = liftedbark + ed = barked

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suffix

ing-

ing-

present tense (happening now)

cry + ing = cryingfall + ing = fallinglift + ing = lifting

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suffix

-ly

-ly characteristic of (just like)

friend + ly = friendlynice + ly = nicelyloving + ly = lovingly

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Prefix

-er, -or

-er, -or person

farm + er = farmerteach + er = teacherfight + er =fighter

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Prefix

-ion, -tion

-ion, -tion showing a condition or an action

act + ion = actionoperate + ion = operation

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• Name_______________• Date________________• • Post-test (most often used prefixes/suffixes)• • Prefixes• Meaning of the prefix Example word• 1. un-• _________________________ _________________________• 2. re-• _________________________ _________________________• 3.in- • _________________________ _________________________• 4.dis- • _________________________ _________________________• 5.en-• _________________________ _________________________• 6.non-• _________________________ _________________________• 7.under-• _________________________ _________________________• 8. im- •

• Suffixes• Meaning of the suffix Example word• • 1. –s• _________________________ _________________________• • 2. –ed • _________________________ _________________________• • 3. –ing• _________________________ _________________________• • 4. –ly • _________________________ _________________________• • 5.-er, -or • _________________________ _________________________• • 6.-ion, -tion • _________________________ _________________________•

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