Prefixes

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Prefixes

• What are they?

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What is a Prefix?

• A prefix is a group of letters which you can add
  to the beginning of a root word to change the
  meaning of the word.

• Example
• mis fortune misfortune

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Board Activity

• Do prefixes on board.
• Un-
• Re-
• Dis-
• Pre-
• Mis-

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Activity

• www.manythings.org/wbg/prefixes-jw.html

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Suffixes

• What are they?

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What is a Suffix?

• A suffix is a word ending. It is a group of
  letters you can add to the end of a root word.
• Example
• Walking
• Helpful

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Board Activity

• Do suffixes on the board.
• -er
• -able
• -ous
• -ness
• -ful
• -ly

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Activity

• http//a4esl.org/q/h/9704/jj-suffixes.html