What are they and why do we need to know them?

• Prefix - beginning

• Root – main word

• Suffix - ending

• What is a root word?– word you can add beginnings and ends to

• Why look at root word?– helps find meanings of words

• What is a prefix?– word that has its own meaning– add to change meaning of words

• Prefix– pre-– un-– dis-– re-– mis-– im-– bi-– de-

• Meaning– before– not– not– again– not– not– two– not

Disorder = ___________.Not in order Reread = __________.Read again

• What is a suffix?– group of letters attached to ends of words– can indicate what part of speech the word

belongs – also changes meaning

• Suffix– er– able– ous– ness– ful– ly or –y– ment

• Meaning– doer– able to– full of– state of being– full of– like– state of

Surfer = _________________.Someone who surfsKindness = _________________State of being kind