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Prefixes and suffixes

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What is the root word of 'adaptation'?

adapt

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What is the root word of 'inhabit'?

habit

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What is the root word of 'natural'?

nature

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What is the root word of 'purification'?

pure

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Find three words in the extract that have a prefix/suffix/both

inhabit/nourishment/atmosphere/etc.

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Find two words in the extract that are made up of two root words

earthquakes/endless/everything/etc.

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Think of a word that uses the root 'produce'

production, product, reproduce, etc.

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Think of a word that uses the root 'cycle'

recycle, bicycle, tricycle, cyclical, etc.

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Think of a word that uses the root 'class'

classic, classify, classification, etc.

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What does the prefix sub- mean?

below

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What does the prefix dis- mean?

not

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What does the suffix -ful mean?

full of

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What does the suffix -less mean?

without

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What does the prefix re- mean?

again

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What does the prefix pre- mean?

before

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