Prefix+and+Suffix

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=**__What is a prefix?__**= =*You add a prefix to the beginning of a word to change its meaning!=

=un means "opposite, not"=

=made + un makes "unmade"=

=able + un makes "unable"=

=ask + un makes "unask"=

=*Can you think of any more?=

Check out the "Unmuffin" episode of the Electric Company!
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=__**Other Prefixes:**__= =dis=not, away= = = =pre=before= = = =mis=opposite of=

=re=do again=

=**__What is a suffix?__**=

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=__er__ means "more"= =pretty, lean, fat + er becomes prettier, leaner, fatter= =__**y**__= =fun, nut, toast +y= =funny, nutty, toasty= =**__ful__**= =beauty, arm, cup + ful= =beautiful, armful, cupful= =**__less__**= =use, age, air + less= =useless, ageless, airless= =**__est__**= =smart, fast, slow + est= =smartest, fastest, slowest= =**__ly__**= =neat, light, cold + ly= =neatly, lightly, coldly=

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**__Prefix Activities:__**

 * ===Prefix/Suffix Machine===
 * ===Identifying Prefixesinteractive worksheet===
 * ===Building Prefixesmatching game===
 * ===SMART lessonsuses SMART notebook software===
 * ===Digger and The Gang: Mazeuse prefixes to help the gang solve the mystery of the maze===
 * ===Fish 'Em Upchoose between changing y to i or doubling or not when adding -ing===
 * ===BrainPop: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots===
 * ===Race to Ramsesidentifying correct prefix with words===
 * ===Prefix Jeopardy===
 * ===Spin to Wincreate words with prefixes and see if they are a real word===
 * ===Practice with Prefixes===

**__Suffix Activities:__**

 * ===Suffix and Base Word Match===
 * ===Short Circuit===
 * ===Flamingos===
 * ===Suffix Quiz===

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