Why Words Are Amazing?

Identifying the Meanings of Unfamiliar Words

Through
Structural Analysis
(Words and Affixes: Prefixes and
Suffixes)
Direction: Match the word in column A to its meaning
in column B. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
A B
1. winner a. not relevant
2. painful b. without a home
3. impatient c. the one who wins
4. irrelevant d. full of pain
5. homeless e. not patient
 Identifying the Meanings of Unfamiliar Words
Through Structural Analysis (Words and Affixes:
Prefixes And Suffixes)
•Remember that prefixes can change
the meaning of a root word.
•Now, it is your time to give words
that have the prefixes mis-, im-, and
dis-.
Direction: Tell if the underlined affix is a prefix or
a suffix. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
•1. painful •6. disappear
•2. impolite •7. truthful
•3. painless •8. shameless
•4. mislead •9. mindful
•5. swimmer •10. immobile
Direction: Complete the table below. Write the answers
on your answer sheet. The first one is done for you.
Direction: Complete the table below. Write the answers
on your answer sheet. The first one is done for you.

count mis Count wrongly

honest dis Not honest

proper im Not proper

inform mis Inform wrongly

count dis Not count

Direction: Fill out the table with the information being asked.
Write the answers on your answer sheet. The first one is done
for you.
Direction: Fill out the table with the information being asked.
Write the answers on your answer sheet. The first one is done
for you.

taste less Without taste

play er Someone who play

success ful Full of success

bike er Someone who bike

sleep less Without sleep

1. A ______ is a word to which affixes are added.
2. ______ are added to a root word.
3. _____ is an affix added before a root word.
4. ______ is an affix added after a root word.
5. Affixes _____ the meaning of a root word.
6. The prefix mis- means _______.
7. The prefix im- means ________.
8. The prefix dis- means _______.
9. The suffix -ful means _______.
10. The suffix -less means ______.
11. The suffix in the word performer is ____.