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Reading & writing · Grades 3–7

Prefixes, suffixes and word meanings

A prefix appears before a base; a suffix follows it. Context still matters.

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Understand the idea

Use meaningful parts

A prefix appears before a base; a suffix follows it. Context still matters.

Check the whole word

Not every group of initial or final letters is a meaningful affix.

Examples and reasoning

In reread, re- most directly means

again

again

In unsafe, un- most directly means

not

not

Check your understanding

  1. In preview, pre- most directly means

    1. across
    2. after
    3. not
    4. before

  2. In misread, mis- most directly means

    1. carefully
    2. again
    3. incorrectly
    4. before

  3. In hopeful, -ful suggests

    1. again
    2. before
    3. full of or having
    4. without

  4. In careless, -less suggests

    1. full of
    2. without
    3. more than
    4. again

Answers and marking notes

Answers and marking notes
  1. before

    before

  2. incorrectly

    incorrectly

  3. full of or having

    full of or having

  4. without

    without

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