What does prefix mean?
A group of letters that comes before a root word
What does suffix mean?
A group of letters that comes after the root word
What does affix mean?
Word parts that you add before or after the root word
What does the prefix un- mean?
Not
What does pre- mean?
Before
What does -ism mean?
Condition
What does root word mean?
A root word is the primary form of the word, it cannot stand on it’s own. It needs a prefix , suffix or both to be added to form a word.
If spectacles means glasses, what does the root word spec- mean?
to see
What is the root word of unfathomable? Extra point if you know what it means.
fathom, unimaginable
What does the prefix anti- mean?
Against
What does the prefix hypo- mean?
Under or below
What does the prefix hyper- mean?
Over or above
What does the prefix im- mean?
Not
What does the prefix in- mean?
Not
What does the prefix sub- mean?
Under or Below
What does the prefix semi- mean?
Half
