1. An instructional PowerPoint by The Curriculum Corner
Prefixes, Suffixes,
Root Words and
Greek & Latin Roots
An instructional PowerPoint by The Curriculum Corner ©

2. What is a root word?

3. A root word forms the basis of a new word and is a word by itself.

4. With the root word: happy You can make these words…
Example:
With the root word: happy
You can make these words…

5. unhappy
happiness
happily

6. You can make these words…
Example:
With the root word: joy
You can make these words…

7. enjoy
joyful
joyous

8. With the root word: like You can make these words…
Example:
With the root word: like
You can make these words…

9. dislike
likeable
unlikely

10. What is a Greek or Latin root?

11. A Greek or Latin root forms the basis of a new word, but is not usually a word by itself.

12. Example:
The Latin root fract
means
to break

13. With the Latin root: fract you can make these words…

14. fracture
fraction
refract

15. Example:
The Latin root voc
means
voice; to call

16. With the Latin root: voc you can make these words…

17. advocate
vocal
convocation

18. Example:
The Greek root dyna
means
power

19. With the Greek root: dyna you can make these words…

20. dynamite
dynamic
dynasty

21. Example:
The Greek root tele
means
far off

22. With the Greek root: tele you can make these words…

23. television
telephone
telescopic

24. What is a prefix?

25. A prefix is a letter or letters added to the beginning of a root or a root word to change its meaning.

26. You can make these words…
Example:
With the prefix: un
You can make these words…

27. unfortunate
unafraid
untie
undone

28. You can make these words…
Example:
With the prefix: re
You can make these words…

29. redo
retry
rewrite
replay

30. What is a suffix?

31. A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a root or root word to change its meaning.

32. You can make these words…
Example:
With the suffix: ful
You can make these words…

33. wonderful
beautiful
successful
cheerful

34. You can make these words…
Example:
With the suffix: ly
You can make these words…

35. nightly
strangely
absolutely
usually

36. Let’s brainstorm
some words!

37. Can you think of a longer word that has a root word, a Greek or Latin root? If so, what is the prefix and/or suffix in the word?

38. How many words can we think of that have the prefix: mis?

39. How many words can we think of that have the suffix: able?