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 • Meanin
– pre- g
– un- – befor
– dis- e
– re- – not
– mis- – not
– im- – again
– bi- – not
– de- – not
Not in order
Disorder = ___________. Read again
Reread = __________.
– two
– not
• 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 • Meaning
– er – doer
– able – able to
– ous – full of
– ness – state of
– ful being
– ly or –y – full of
– ment – like
Someone who surfs
State of – state
being kind of
Surfer = _________________.
Kindness = _________________