PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

PREFIX

A prefix is a letter or a

group of letters added

to the beginning of a

word.

It changes the meaning of a word.For example;

Re

Un

Each of these letter group means something.

For example;

Re=again or back

Un=not

So when you add these

prefixes to a word..... It changes the meaning of the word!!!

Look at the root word

do

re+do=redo !

This means to do again.

Lets do some more!!!

read

re+read=

reread

play

re+play=

Replay

paint

re+paint=

repaint

write

re+write=

rewrite

happyun+happy=

unhappylock un+lock= unlock

trueun+true=

untrue

fairun+fair=unfair

ADD THE PREFIX ‘RE’ OR ‘UN’ TO THESE ROOT WORDS!

re

finished pack

pairarrange

call

fit

re

un

unre

re

un

THE PREFIX ‘RE’Danny had to refill the bucket.

The T.V. showed an action replay.

THE PREFIX ‘UN’My mum was unwell on the weekend with a bad cold.

Jerry seemed unhappy to see car window broken.

lets make more sentences with the prefix un and re

ADD THE PREFIX ‘DIS’ TO THESE ROOT WORDS!

dis

trustlike

approveplease

coloured

order

dis

dis

disdis

dis

dis

THE PREFIX ‘DIS’ Sally disagreed with

Tom over who threw the snowball.

Can you disable the alarm?

Can you make more sentences using prefix Dis

NOW LETS LOOK AT SUFFIXES

SUFFIX

A suffix is a word part

added to the end of a root

word.

It also changes the meaning of a word.

For example; -able -less -s

Each of these letter group means

something. For example; able= capable

less=without s= more than one

power

power+less=

powerless

hope

hope+less=

hopeless

actor

actor+s=

actors

quiet

quiet+ly=

quietly

slow

slow+ly=

slowly

sudden

sudden+ly=

suddenly

colour

colour+ed=

coloured

paint

paint+ing=

painting

ADD THE SUFFIX ‘LY’ AND ‘LESS’ TO THESE ROOT WORDS!

ly

lessly

lyless

ly

ly

nice

quick

fine

lovingmotion

care

THE SUFFIX ‘-LY’ AND ‘-LESS’

Mum nicely served food to all the guests. My cousin Amina is always expressionless

when it is a surprise. I feel lonely without my brother. I do not want to be a careless person.

LETS SEE ARE YOU PREFIX AND SUFFIX SMART

Where is a prefix found?

At the beginning of a word!

Where is a suffix found?

At the end of a word!

WOW YOU ARE SUFFIXES AND PREFIXES SMART!!!

NOW LETS GO TO THE I.T LAB TO PRACTICE SOME SUFFIXES AND PREFIXES BUT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Pack your bags Pick your pencil box Pull your chairs in Make a straight line