1. Prefixes, Root Words, & Suffixes

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

3. 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.

4. Transatlantic
Transatlantic
Trans-
ic-
Transatlantic-

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

6. Descend
Descend
De-
Descend-

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

8. Foreground
Foreground
Fore-
Foreground-

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

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

11. Plagiarist
Plagiarist
ist-
Plagiarist-

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

13. Studious
Studious
ious-
Studious-

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

15. Enunciate
Enunciate
iate –
enunciate -

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

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

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

19. 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

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

21. 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

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

23. 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

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

25. 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

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

27. 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

28. 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.