Base Words and Common Prefixes
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can find base words and demonstrate how to use five prefixes or suffixes to change their meanings.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 6 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is a base word? Provide two examples of base words and explain why they qualify as base words.
2. Identify the base word in the word "unhappiness" and explain how the prefix "un-" and the suffix "-ness" change its meaning.
3. Create a new word by adding a prefix to the base word "happy." What does this new word mean?
...and 3 more questions
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PREFIXES & SUFFIXES | English Lesson
Kevin Spaans