5th grade affixes Flashcards

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sub-

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consonant prefix sub
sounds like (s)(ŭ)(b)
Means: under
Keyword: subway - under

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dis-

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Consonant prefix dis-
Sounds like: (d)(ĭ)(s)
Means: apart, opposite
Keywords: dislocate - apart
                   dislike - opposite
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-y

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Vowel suffix -y
Sounds like: (ĭ)
Means: marked by, having, with, or full of
Keywords: greedy - marked by, full of
sunny - having or with

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-ly

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Consonant suffix -ly
Sounds like:  (l)(ĭ)
Means: like, how, when
Keywords: manly  - like
                   safely  - how
                   weekly  - when
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-ed

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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

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un-

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Consonant prefix un-
Sounds like: (ŭ)(n)
Mean: opposite OR not
Keywords:  unlock  - opposite
                    unsafe  - safe
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-s

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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)
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mis-

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Consonant Prefix mis-
Sounds like: (m)(ĭ)(s)
Means: wrongly
Keyword: misspell

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-es

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Vowel suffix -es
Sounds like: (ĕ)(z)
Means: more than one
Keyword: classes

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re-

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Vowel prefix  re-
Sounds like: (r)(ē)
Means: back, again
Keywords: rewind  - back
                   refill      - again
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pre-

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Vowel prefix pre-
Sounds like: (p)(r)(ē)
Means: before
Keyword: precook

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-en

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Vowel Suffix  -en
Sounds like: (ĕ)(n)
Means: made of, become
Keywords:    wooden  - made of wood
                      thicken  - to become
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de-

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Vowel prefix de-
Sounds like: (d)(ē)
Means: remove, out of , reduce
Keywords: defog - remove
deplane - out of
degrade - reduce

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be-

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Vowel prefix be-
Sounds like (b)(ē)
Means: about, to make, remove, by
Keywords:  bemoan  - about
                    befell  - to make
                    behead  - remove
                    beside  - by
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-est

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Vowel suffix -est
Sounds like: (ĕ)(s)(t)
Means: the most
Keyword: hardest - the MOST hard

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over-

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Consonant prefix over-
Sounds like: (ō)(v)(êr)
Means: above, excessive
Keywords:  overpass  -above
                    overcook
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under-

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Consonant prefix under-
Sounds like: (ŭ)(n)(d)(êr)
Keywords: underfed - too little
underwater - below

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-ful

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Consonant suffix  -ful
Sounds like:  (f)(oo)(l)
Means:  full of, quantity needed to fill
Keywords:  hopeful  - full of
                    cupful  - quantity needed to fill
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-less

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Consonant Suffix -less
Sounds like: (l)(ĕ)(s)
When added to a b.w. that is a noun means: without
Keyword: homeless

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-ing

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Vowel Suffix -ing
Sounds like: (ĭ)(ng)
Means: the act of doing right now
Keyword: dumping

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-ness

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Consonant Suffix  --ness
Sounds like:  (n)(ĕ)(s)
  When added to a b.w. that is an adjective,
                means:  quality of
Keyword: kindness
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-er

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Vowel suffix  -er
Sounds like (êr)
Means:  one who, that which, more than
Keywords:  cooker:  - one who
                    rocker    - rocker
                    sweeter  - sweeter
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-hood

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Consonant suffix - hood
Sounds like: (h)(oo)(d)
Means: the state of
Keyword: knighthood - the”state” of being a knight

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-ment

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Consonant Suffix  -ment
Sounds like:  (m)(ĕ)(n)(t)
Means: the act or the state of 
Keywords:   payment - the act of
                     enjoyment  - the state of