Word Roots and Affixes
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Word Roots and Affixes
📚 Part 1: Understanding Word Parts
Remember: Words have parts that help us understand their meaning!
Root words are the main part (like "play" in "playing")
Prefixes come before the root (like "un-" in "unhappy")
Suffixes come after the root (like "-ed" in "played")
a) unhappy - What is the root word? un / happy / py
🔍 Part 2: Breaking Down Words
Directions: Look at each word. Break it into parts and write what you think it means.
Prefix: _________ Root word: _________ Suffix: _________
What does "reread" mean?
Root word: _________ Suffix: _________
What does "careful" mean?
Prefix: _________ Root word: _________ Suffix: _________
What does "unhelpful" mean?
✏️ Part 3: Word Detective
Prefixes: re-, un-, pre- Suffixes: -er, -ful, -less
My word: ________________
What it means:
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