Transcript Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes and Suffixes
Grade 3
Language Arts
What is a prefix?
A prefix is a word
part added to the
beginning of a base
word.
What is a suffix?
A suffix is a word
part added to the
ending of a base
word.
Let’s practice reading these
words.
un + fair = unfair
help+ er = helper
friend+ ly = friendly
Let’s practice reading these
words.
un+ happy=unhappy
farm+ er = farmer
sad + ly = sadly
Let’s practice reading these
words.
un + hurt = unhurt
care+ ful = careful
hope +ful = hopeful
Let’s practice reading these
words.
re +make = remake
un + like = unlike
re + tell = retell
What does it mean?
The prefix re- means
“again”.
Remake means to make
again.
What’s it mean?
Retell means…
to not tell
to tell again
What does it mean?
The prefix un- means
“not” or “the opposite
of”.
Unhappy means not
happy.
What’s it mean?
Unfair means…
not fair
in a fair way
What’s it mean?
Unhurt means…
hurt again
not hurt
What’s it mean?
Unlike means…
not like
to like again
What’s it mean?
Unimportant means…
in an important
way
opposite of
important
What does it mean?
The suffix -ful means
“full of”.
Careful means full of
care.
What’s it mean?
Hopeful means…
in a hoping way
full of hope
What does it mean?
The suffix -ly means “in
a certain way”.
Friendly means in a friend
kind of a way.
What’s it mean?
Sadly means…
in a sad way
full of sad
What’s it mean?
Silently means…
in a silent way full of silence
What does it mean?
The suffix -er means “a
person who”.
Helper means a person
who helps.
What’s it mean?
Farmer means…
more farm
a person who
farms
Great Job!!!
We read words with
prefixes and suffixes.
We also decided the
meaning of the word
based on its prefix or
suffix.
Endings: -ed and -ing
skip + ed = skipped
swim + ing = swimming
jump + ed = jumped
Endings: -ed and -ing
love + ed = loved
run + ing = running
try + ed = tried
Complete the sentence
Scott told Mom about how
he and Dad _________
from the grizzly.
escapped
escaped
escapeed
Complete the sentence
“I wonder why the grizzly
______ towards us,” said
Scott.
steped
stepied
stepped
Complete the sentence
“She was ____ for her
cubs,” said Dad.
caring
carring
carrin