GRADE 5
Name:
What is a root word?
The ‘root’ or the ‘stem’ is the word
that can stand on its own and have
a meaning.
Do you know what?
I dislike Baboon.
He misled me. He makes
me feel helpless.
What is a prefix?
A prefix is a set of letters that is added to the
beginning of another word. They are not words
in their own right and cannot stand on their own.
A prefix changes the meaning of the root word.
What is a suffix?
This is the set of letters that is added to the end of the
root word. A suffix usually changes the meaning of the word.
The prefixes un-, dis-, non- and ex- mean ‘not’ or ‘the opposite of’.
Add one of these prefixes to each of the root words below and then make a
sentence with the new word on a separate piece of paper.
Circle the words that are noun prefixes
like____________________ negotiable___________________
honest_________________ ripe_________________________
stop___________________ obey________________________
cooked________________ fiction_______________________
respect________________ do__________________________
Circle the correct suffixes to the end of these root words and then make a
sentence with the new word on a separate piece of paper.
like
-ment -ness-able -less
sad
-ment-ness -able-less
hope
-ment -ness-able -less
help
-ment-ness -able-less
soft
-ment -ness-able -less
sleep
-ment-ness -able-less
amaze -ment -ness-able -less
accept
-ment-ness -able-less
thought -ment -ness-able -less
comfort -ment-ness -able-less
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Grade 5 Term 1: English, Home Language; Language Structure and Conventions, Prefixes and suffixes
Prefixes and suffixes
GRADE 5
The prefixes un-, dis-, non- and ex- mean ‘not’ or ‘the opposite of’.
Add one of these prefixes to each of the root words below.
Circle the words that are noun prefixes
like - dislike
negotiable- nonegotiable
honest - dishonest
ripe - unripe
stop - nonstop
obey - disobey
cooked - uncooked
fiction - nonfiction
respect - disrespect
do - undo
Make a sentence with the new words on a separate piece of paper.
Learner’s own choice
Circle the correct suffixes to the end of these root words.
like
-ment -ness-able -less
sad
-ment-ness -able-less
hope
-ment -ness-able -less
help
-ment-ness -able-less
soft
-ment -ness-able -less
sleep
-ment-ness -able-less
amaze -ment -ness-able -less
accept
-ment-ness -able-less
thought -ment -ness-able -less
comfort -ment-ness -able-less
Make a sentence with the new words on a separate piece of paper.
Learner’s own choice
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Grade 5 Term 1: English, Home Language; Language Structure and Conventions, Prefixes and suffixes
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