Language Fun: Root Out the Word

Have you ever heard of an affix before?

Affixes are small bits of meaning that are an important part of how words are made! Prefixes are a type of affix and can turn somebody who is ‘likeable’ into someone much less pleasant to be around: ‘unlikeable’. Suffixes are another kind of affix, which might help an adjective like ‘sad’ describe other words as an adverb: ‘sadly‘.

 

Can you find the affixes? Try our ‘Root Out the Word’ game!

How did it go? Do you have any favorite roots or affixes? Tell us about it in the comments!

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