Building words: Activity
In this activity, explore how words are built out of a prefix, base form and a suffix.
What meanings do different prefixes and suffixes have? Can any base form take any prefix or suffix? How can you manipulate language to create new forms? For example, deread is not an English word. What might it mean?
| Prefixes | Base forms | Suffixes |
|
ab-
mis-
dis-
re-
un-
de-
inter-
sub-
|
use
read
set
|
-ful
-able
-less
|
| Prefixes | Base forms | Suffixes |
|
re-
mis-
dis-
|
adjust
read
understand
connect
calculate
arrange
do
interpret
agree
allow
entangle
construct
pay
|
-ment
-able
-ion
|
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