Root Words and Affixes

PA Grade 5, Reading Anchor
R5.A.1.2.1
Identify how the meaning of a word is changed when an affix is added; identify the meaning of a word from the text with an affix.

Note : Affixes will be limited to prefixes: pre-, dis-, mis-, non-, inter-, extra-, post-, super-, sub- ; suffixes: -less, -ble, -ly, -or, -ness, -ment, -er, -ship, -tion, -en .

R5.A.2.2.1
Identify how the meaning of a word is changed when an affix is added; identify the meaning of a word from the text with an affix.

Note : Affixes will be limited to prefixes: pre-, dis-, mis-, non-, inter-, extra-, post-,super-, sub- ; suffixes: -less, -ble, -ly, -or, -ness, -ment, -er, -ship, -tion, -en .

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Study Island
Flip a Chip
Practice with root words and affixes
Prefix Games
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Suffix Games
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Free PowerPoint Presentations
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Free PowerPoint Presentations
for prefixes and suffixes
Root Word Search
Match the root with the meaning
Root Word Games
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Miss Mott's Resources
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Miss Mott's Resources
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Miss Mott's Resources
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Miss Mott's Resources
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