Prefixes, Root Words, & Suffixes

Copy the following words down in your Bellwork section of your binder. Transatlantic Descend Foreground

What’s a Prefix? A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it to another word. For example, when the prefix un- is added to the word happy, it creates the word unhappy.

Transatlantic Transatlantic Trans- ic- Transatlantic-

Transatlantic Transatlantic Trans- across or beyond ic- like, pertaining to Transatlantic- across the Atlantic ocean

Descend Descend De- Descend-

Descend Descend De- Down, Away Descend- Move or fall downward

Foreground Foreground Fore- Foreground-

Foreground Foreground Fore- in front Foreground- part of view that is closest to the viewer

Copy the following words down in your Bellwork section of your binder. Plagiarist Studious Enunciate

Plagiarist Plagiarist ist- Plagiarist-

Plagiarist Plagiarist ist- one who Plagiarist- someone who takes credit for someone else’s work

Studious Studious ious- Studious-

Studious Studious ious- having the quality of Studious- one who studies

Enunciate Enunciate iate – enunciate -

Enunciate Enunciate iate - become Enunciate - to speak or talk clearly

Wednesday Copy the words and determine the meaning by breaking the word apart. What does the suffix or prefix mean in each word?

Break the Words Apart Completion Prefix and what does it mean- Root- Suffix and what does it mean Completion-

Break the Words Apart Completion Prefix and what does it mean: none Root: Complete Suffix and what does it mean: -tion act or process Completion: act or process of completing something

Break the Words Apart Enormity Prefix and What does it mean: Root: Suffix and what does it mean: Enormity:

Break the Words Apart Enormity Prefix and What does it mean: none Root: Enormous Suffix and what does it mean: -ity state of Enormity: state of being enormous

Break the Words Apart Worthless Prefix and what does it mean: Root: Suffix and what does it mean: Worthless:

Break the Words Apart Worthless Prefix and what does it mean: none Root: worth Suffix and what does it mean: -less without Worthless: without worth

Break the Words Apart Misbehave Prefix and what does it mean: Root: Suffix and what does it mean: Misbehave:

Break the Words Apart Misbehave Prefix and what does it mean: mis- wrongly Root: behave Suffix and what does it mean: none Misbehave: wrongly behave

Break the Words Apart Audible Prefix and what does it mean: Root: Suffix and what does it mean: Audible:

Break the Words Apart Audible Prefix and what does it mean: none Root: Audio Suffix and what does it mean: -ible can be done Audible: can be heard

Thursday Bellwork 1. Look at your Prefix and Suffix sheet 2. With your partner choose one prefix and find a word with that prefix. 3. Write sentence with that word in it 4. With your partner choose a suffix and find a word that uses that suffix 5. Write one sentence that uses that word.