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English Language Arts, Grade 5
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Study Guide Prefix/Suffix/Syllables English Language Arts, Grade 5
PREFIX/SUFFIX/SYLLABLES
What
is
a
Prefix?
A
prefix
is
a
group
of
letters
placed
BEFORE
a
root
word
or
another
prefix
creating
a
new
word.
Examples:
autograph
interaction
What
is
a
Suffix?
A
suffix
is
a
group
of
letters
added
to
the
END
of
a
root
word
or
another
suffix
creating
a
new
word.
Examples:
wanted
harmless
When
you
add
a
prefix
or
suffix
to
a
word,
you
CHANGE
the
meaning
of
that
word.
Examples:
You
know
what
the
word
‘read’
means…
When
you
add
the
prefix
re-
to
the
word
read,
it
changes
the
meaning
of
the
word.
Reread
means
to
read
again.
Now,
let’s
take
the
same
word,
read…
When
you
add
the
suffix
-able
to
the
word
read,
it
changes
the
meaning
of
the
word.
Readable
means
able
to
be
read.
Syllabication
Syllabication
is
to
divide
a
word
into
syllables.
Example:
The
word
exceptional
has
4
syllables.
It
is
divided
into
syllables
like
this:
ex
/
cep
/
tion
/
al
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