1. An instructional PowerPoint by The Curriculum Corner
Prefixes, Suffixes &
Root Words
An instructional PowerPoint by The Curriculum Corner

2. What is a root word?

3. A root word is a word that can be used to form new words.

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

9. dislike
likeable
unlikely

10. What is a prefix?

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

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

13. unfortunate
unafraid
untie
undone

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

15. redo
retry
rewrite
replay

16. What is a suffix?

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

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

19. wonderful
beautiful
successful
cheerful

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

21. nightly
strangely
absolutely
usually

22. Let’s brainstorm
some words!

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

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