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Affixes and their Roots

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    Identify root words, prefixes, and suffixes within various words. Can also target defining each word part prior to checking the answer.
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  • Find the ROOT WORD: breakable
    break
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  • Find the AFFIX: breakable
    -able (suffix meaning "is, can be")
  •  15
  • Find the ROOT WORD: unfathomable
    fathom (verb meaning "to understand after much thought")
  •  15
  • Find the ROOT WORD: projection
    ject (Latin root word meaning "throw")
  •  15
  • Find an AFFIX: projection
    pro- (prefix meaning "forward, ahead") AND -tion (suffix meaning "act, a process")
  •  15
  • Find an AFFIX: unfathomable
    un- (prefix meaning "not, opposite of") AND -able (suffix meaning "is, can be")
  •  15
  • Find the ROOT WORD: forearm
    arm
  •  15
  • Find the ROOT WORD: unusual
    usual (meaning "common")
  •  15
  • Find an AFFIX: unusual
    un- (prefix meaning "not, opposite of")
  •  15
  • Find an AFFIX: forearm
    fore- (prefix meaning "before")
  •  15
  • Find the ROOT WORD: midfield
    field
  •  15
  • Find an AFFIX: midfield
    mid- (prefix meaning "middle")
  •  15
  • Find the ROOT WORD: help
    help
  •  15
  • Find an AFFIX: helpful
    -ful (suffix meaning "full of")
  •  15
  • Find the ROOT WORD: geography
    geo- (Greek root word meaning "earth")
  •  15
  • Find the AFFIX: geography
    -graphy (Greek suffix meaning "to write" or "to record")
  •  15