Name

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

Date

Most Common Prefixes

Prefix
antidedis-* en-, emforein-, imin-, im-, il-, ir-* intermidmisnonoverprere-* semisubsupertransun-* under-

Meaning
against opposite not, opposite of cause to before in not between middle wrongly not over before again half under above across not under

Key Word
antifreeze defrost disagree encode, embrace forecast infield injustice, impossible interact midway
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misfire nonsense overlook prefix return semicircle submarine superstar transport unfriendly undersea

*Most frequent. The four most frequent prefixes account for 97 percent of prefixed words in printed school English.

From Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn. 2000 by CORE. Reproduced by permission of Arena Press.
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Name
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

Date

Most Common Suffixes

Suffix
-able, -ible -al, -ial -ed* -en -er -er, -est -ful -ic -ing* -ion, -tion, -ation, ition -ity, -ty -ive, -ative, -itive -less -ly* -ment -ness -ous, -eous, -ious -s, -es* -y

Meaning
can be done having characteristics of past-tense verbs made of comparative one who comparative full of having characteristics of verb form/ present participle act, process state of adjective form of a noun without characteristic of action or process state of, condition of possessing the qualities of more than one characterized by

Key Word
comfortable personal hopped wooden higher worker, actor biggest careful linguistic running occasion, attraction infinity plaintive fearless quickly enjoyment kindness joyous books, boxes happy

*Most frequent. The four most frequent suffixes account for 97 percent of suffixed words in printed school English.

From Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn. 2000 by CORE. Reproduced by permission of Arena Press.
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