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Prefixes and Suffixes Practice
Ravi, Jayden, and Lucy are preparing word clues for a chess tournament. A prefix goes at the beginning of a root word; a suffix goes at the end. Read each word carefully and use its parts to work out its meaning.
Decode the Clues
Use the word parts to solve the tournament’s vocabulary clues.
1.Ravi sees the word *replay* in a clue: “Replay the final move.” What does the prefix re- mean here?
- not
- again
- before
- full of
2.Jayden reads that a player was *careless* with the clock. What does the suffix -less tell you about the player?
3.Lucy is *unhappy* that her team’s match ended early. In *unhappy*, what does the prefix un- mean?
- again
- not
- before
- able to
4.A tournament sign says, “Be a *helpful* teammate.” What does -ful add to the meaning of *help*?
5.The scorekeeper’s notes are *incorrect*. Identify the prefix and root word, then explain what *incorrect* means.
Build and Explain Words
Choose the word part that makes sense, then explain how it changes the root word.
6.Complete the clue: “The chess puzzle was so challenging that it seemed ________.” Add -able to *solve*. Write the new word and explain what the suffix means.
7.Add a prefix to *agree* to make a word meaning “to have a different opinion.” Write the word and use it in a sentence about the chess tournament.
8.Match each word part to its meaning: pre-, -er, mis-.
- pre-
- -er
- mis-
- a person who does something
- before
- wrongly or badly
9.A player *misread* the tournament schedule. Break *misread* into its prefix and root, and explain the whole word.
10.Break *disagreement* into its word parts. Identify the prefix, root, and suffix, and explain how the parts work together to form the word’s meaning.
11.Jayden knows the meaning of *kind* but not *unkindness*. Explain how recognizing the prefix and suffix can help a reader work out the meaning of *unkindness*.
Tournament Word Challenge
Use what you know about word parts to solve the final clue.
12.Create a new word by adding a prefix or suffix to play or care. Write the new word, underline its prefix or suffix, and explain how the word’s meaning changed.
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