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Educational worksheet on root words, prefixes, and suffixes for language learning.

Worksheet titled "Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes" with exercises to find root words and add prefixes to change meanings, framed with a blue and white zigzag border.

Worksheet titled "Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes" with exercises to find root words and add prefixes to change meanings, framed with a blue and white zigzag border.

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Part 1: Find the root word in each of the following words.



We need to identify the root word — the base word from which the given word is formed, often with prefixes or suffixes added.

1. unhappiness
- Prefix: *un-* (means "not")
- Suffix: *-ness* (means "state of being")
- Root word: happy

2. replacement
- Prefix: *re-* (means "again")
- Suffix: *-ment* (forms nouns)
- Root word: place

3. premature
- Prefix: *pre-* (means "before")
- Root word: mature

4. automobiles
- Prefix: *auto-* (means "self")
- Root word: mobile (from Latin *movere*, meaning "to move")

5. bicycles
- Prefix: *bi-* (means "two")
- Root word: cycle

6. dissatisfied
- Prefix: *dis-* (means "not")
- Suffix: *-ed* (past tense)
- Root word: satisfy

7. forecasting
- Prefix: *fore-* (means "before")
- Suffix: *-ing* (present participle)
- Root word: cast

8. triangular
- Prefix: *tri-* (means "three")
- Suffix: *-al* (adjective-forming)
- Root word: angle

9. telephones
- Prefix: *tele-* (means "far away")
- Suffix: *-s* (plural)
- Root word: phone

10. discouragement
- Prefix: *dis-* (means "not")
- Suffix: *-ment* (noun-forming)
- Root word: courage

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Part 1 Answers:


1. happy
2. place
3. mature
4. mobile
5. cycle
6. satisfy
7. cast
8. angle
9. phone
10. courage

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Part 2: Add a prefix to change each word’s meaning to the meaning in brackets.



We need to add a prefix to create a new word that matches the meaning in parentheses.

1. happy → not happy
- Use prefix: un-
- Answer: unhappy

2. mature → before mature
- Use prefix: pre-
- Answer: premature

3. vision → from a distance vision
- Use prefix: tele- (meaning "far")
- Answer: television

4. legal → not legal
- Use prefix: il- (for "not" with words starting with 'l')
- Answer: illegal

5. cycle → one wheel cycle
- Use prefix: mono- (means "one")
- Answer: monocycle

6. million → many million
- Use prefix: multi- (means "many")
- Answer: multimillion

7. apply → again apply
- Use prefix: re- (means "again")
- Answer: reapply

8. perfect → not perfect
- Use prefix: im- (commonly used for negation with "perfect")
- Answer: imperfect

9. angle → three angle
- Use prefix: tri- (means "three")
- Answer: triangle

10. regular → not regular
- Use prefix: ir- (used for negation with "regular")
- Answer: irregular

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Part 2 Answers:


1. unhappy
2. premature
3. television
4. illegal
5. monocycle
6. multimillion
7. reapply
8. imperfect
9. triangle
10. irregular

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🟩 Final Answer Summary:



#### Root Words:
1. happy
2. place
3. mature
4. mobile
5. cycle
6. satisfy
7. cast
8. angle
9. phone
10. courage

#### Words with Added Prefixes:
1. unhappy
2. premature
3. television
4. illegal
5. monocycle
6. multimillion
7. reapply
8. imperfect
9. triangle
10. irregular

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