Prefix & Suffix - Three lessons. Powerpoints & Worksheets

Understanding prefixes and suffixes is integral to knowing which part of speech a word belongs to. Knowing what a prefix or suffix indicates can also help students to figure out the meanings of new words.

Lesson 1
Why do we use prefixes?
Prefixes A - I
Ab
Anti
Ben
Bio
Co
Counter / Contra
De
Dis
Dys
Ex
Extra
Fore
Il, Im, In
Inter
Intra

Lesson 2
Prefixes M - U
Mal
Micro
Mid
Mis
Non
Neo
Post
Pre
Re
Semi
Sub
Super
Spec
Trans
Un

Lesson 3
How suffixes indicate part of speech
Noun suffixes :
-ion
-ism
-ness
Verb suffixes :
-en
-ify
-ise / -ize
Adjective suffixes
-ful
-ous
-ish

Each prefix and suffix is presented with illustrated examples and used in context to help your students use them correctly.

Each lesson is accompanied by a color worksheet which concisely summarizes the information contained in the presentations, giving your students the chance to practice either in class or at home.

No lesson plan or answer key required. Everything is contained within the presentations. Just plug and play!