5th grade affixes Flashcards
sub-
consonant prefix sub
sounds like (s)(ŭ)(b)
Means: under
Keyword: subway - under
dis-
Consonant prefix dis- Sounds like: (d)(ĭ)(s) Means: apart, opposite Keywords: dislocate - apart dislike - opposite
-y
Vowel suffix -y
Sounds like: (ĭ)
Means: marked by, having, with, or full of
Keywords: greedy - marked by, full of
sunny - having or with
-ly
Consonant suffix -ly Sounds like: (l)(ĭ) Means: like, how, when Keywords: manly - like safely - how weekly - when
-ed
Vowel suffix -ed
Sounds like: (ĕ)(d) after (t) or (d)
Sounds like: (t) after an UNvoiced sound
Sounds like: (d) after a voiced sound
Means: happened in the past -planted, jumped, filled
un-
Consonant prefix un- Sounds like: (ŭ)(n) Mean: opposite OR not Keywords: unlock - opposite unsafe - safe
-s
Consonant suffix -s Sounds like: (s) after an unvoiced sound Sounds like: (z) after a voiced sound Means: more than one--makes the noun plural Keywords: maps (s) tins (z)
mis-
Consonant Prefix mis-
Sounds like: (m)(ĭ)(s)
Means: wrongly
Keyword: misspell
-es
Vowel suffix -es
Sounds like: (ĕ)(z)
Means: more than one
Keyword: classes
re-
Vowel prefix re- Sounds like: (r)(ē) Means: back, again Keywords: rewind - back refill - again
pre-
Vowel prefix pre-
Sounds like: (p)(r)(ē)
Means: before
Keyword: precook
-en
Vowel Suffix -en Sounds like: (ĕ)(n) Means: made of, become Keywords: wooden - made of wood thicken - to become
de-
Vowel prefix de-
Sounds like: (d)(ē)
Means: remove, out of , reduce
Keywords: defog - remove
deplane - out of
degrade - reduce
be-
Vowel prefix be- Sounds like (b)(ē) Means: about, to make, remove, by Keywords: bemoan - about befell - to make behead - remove beside - by
-est
Vowel suffix -est
Sounds like: (ĕ)(s)(t)
Means: the most
Keyword: hardest - the MOST hard