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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. =. un fair. =. help.
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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 retell + tell
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… in a fair way not fair
What’s it mean? Unhurt means… not hurt hurt again
What’s it mean? Unlike means… to like again not like
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