Root Words An instructional PowerPoint by The Curriculum Corner What is a root word A root word is a word that can be used to form new words Example With the root word happ y You can make these words ID: 637974
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Prefixes, Suffixes &
Root Words
An instructional PowerPoint by The Curriculum CornerSlide2
What is a root word
?Slide3
A root word
is a word that can be used to form new words.Slide4
Example:
With the root word: happyYou can make these words…Slide5
unhapp
yhappinesshappi
lySlide6
Example:
With the root word: joyYou can make these words…Slide7
enjoy
joyfuljoy
ousSlide8
Example:
With the root word: likeYou can make these words…Slide9
dislike
likeable
unlikelySlide10
What is a prefix
?Slide11
A prefix
is a letter or letters added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning.Slide12
Example:
With the prefix: unYou can make these words…Slide13
un
fortunateunafraidun
tieun
doneSlide14
Example:
With the prefix: reYou can make these words…Slide15
redo
retry
rewritere
playSlide16
What is a suf
fix?Slide17
A suf
fix is a letter or letters added to the end of a root word to change its meaning.Slide18
Example:
With the suffix: fulYou can make these words…Slide19
wonderful
beautiful
successfulcheer
fulSlide20
Example:
With the suffix: lyYou can make these words…Slide21
nightly
strangely
absolutelyusual
lySlide22
Let’s brainstorms
ome words!Slide23
How many words can we think of that have the prefix: mis
?Slide24
How many words can we think of that have the suffix: able
?