Prefixes, suffixes, and Root words

1. Prefixes, suffixes, and Root words

2. Suffix –s/-es • Tricks • Pranks • Hugs • Paths • Strands • Wishes • Benches • Foxes • Dresses • Inches • Schools • Peaches • Trails • Tarts • Witches • Lunches • Stitches • Props • Stains • Malls

3. Suffix –s/-es • Origin is Anglo-Saxon • Meaning: Plural (more than one) • Use suffix –es if the root word ends in s, ch, sh, z, or x • Use suffix –s for all other root word endings

4. Suffix –s/-es • Phrases • lunches on the window sills • jars of jams • rows of benches in the park • wishes on stars

5. Suffix –s/-es • Sentences • All your hugs and good wishes lift me. • Her skin is like peaches and cream. • Those peach tarts put some inches on my waist. • Halloween is for tricks and treats. • I could see beautiful trails and paths with hundreds of trees through those big windows. • The foxes and bears sleep in their dens in the winters.

6. Suffix –s/-es • Pictures • Phones • Haunches • Knobs • Routes • Lawns • Knights • Cables • Values • Tundras • Gestures • Castles • Fields • Suits • Crooks • Weirdos • Coins • Tables • Centers • Couches

7. Suffix –s/-es • Origin is Anglo-Saxon • Meaning: Plural (more than one) • Use suffix –es if the root word ends in s, ch, sh, z, or x • Use suffix –s for all other root word endings

8. Suffix –s/-es • Phrases • playing card games through the night • bright futures • fields of dandelions • suits and ties for dad

9. Suffix –s/-es • Sentences • The architects will use unique designs for the new museum. • Mrs. Wilkes has two daughters who are both pharmacists. • The autographs in the books are from well-known actors. • Read the stanzas in the poems to the senior citizens. • Ghosts and ghouls will frighten little children on Halloween nights. • When you lift weights the wrong way, it can injure your ligaments.

10. Suffix -es • Stories • Cherries • Phonies • Cities • Pennies • Nighties • Libraries • Ladies • Babies • Tries • Fries • Rallies • Copies • Studies • Candies • Jellies • Secretaries • Rookies • Pansies • Mummies

11. Suffix -es • When the word ends with a consonant followed by a y, change the y to an I and add the –es suffix to make the word plural

12. Suffix -es • Phrases • picking daises for a bouquet • ladies and gentlemen • pennies from heaven • frequent pep rallies

13. Suffix -es • Sentences • Rubies and sapphires are my favorite gemstones. • She fries the potatoes in order to make French fries. • I love to make jellies made from fresh berries. • Libraries should have the newest technologies. • The trollies in cities run on cable lines. • Sue’s clever little ditties gave us some laughs!

14. Super Store The Super Store sells all kinds of goods, and they have great low prices too. Just check the tags and you may find for the cost of one, you get two! There are boxes of toys in tall piles, and bunches of games and jump ropes. There are shelves full of dolls with long lashes to dress up in ribbons and bows. If you fix cars and trucks, you’ll find parts there. There are gears and tool benches and more. They sell flags for the outside of houses and latches for fixing the doors.

15. The Super Store sells lots of clothing like dresses, ties, shirts, skirts, and belts. If you like to make your own outfits, they have swatches of cotton and felt. When the Super Store has one of its sales, the long lines and crowds form outside, they rush through the doors in large masses to see what great deals they will spy.

16. Suffix -ing • Camping • Busting • Thumping • Blending • Banging • Acting • Patching • Shelling • Fixing • Flocking • Sleeping • Staining • Moaning • Blowing • Speaking • Farming • Storming • Staying • Hurting • Spooking

17. Suffix -ing • Origin is Anglo-Saxon • Meaning: Present tense

18. Suffix -ing • Phrases • acting like a brat • blowing in the wind • thumping his tail • banging the pots

19. Suffix -ing • Sentences • Jim is moaning and groaning so he can stay home from school. • Mom was shelling peanuts while her cat lay sleeping at her side. • Storming into the room, Meg yells, “Stop busting my chops!” • Staying up all night is the fun part of camping in the woods with my friends. • Banging down on the nails and patching the holes made the walls smooth. • The sheep were flocking around Brad as he was harvesting the wheat crops.

20. Suffix -ing • Jousting • Combing • Gnawing • Yawning • Crowding • Laughing • Toweling • Clawing • Fighting • Slaughtering • Crouching • Weighing • Spoiling • Laundering • Sawing • Somersaulting • Cartooning • Climbing • Sightseeing • Wringing

21. Suffix -ing • Phrases • climbing Mount Everest • gnawing on a bone • crowding the streets • broiling the meat in the oven

22. Suffix -ing • Sentences • Dan was yawning while trying to study • Clawing and fighting his way through the crowds, Manny pushed his way onto the sightseeing bus. • The gopher is gnawing and clawing the tree limb. • We were laughing at the somersaulting clowns. • The crowds were shouting at the end of the jousting match. • Being the laughing stock of a class is no fun.

23. Suffix -ing • Planning • Styling • Gripping • Dwindling • Scarring • Guiding • Splitting • Surprising • Stirring • Dodging • Chatting • Managing • Bragging • Stumbling • Stopping • Polluting • Cramming • Phoning • Outfitting • Locating

24. Suffix -ing • Phrases • jamming with the band • winning the prize trophy • wiring within the walls • craving for dark chocolate

25. Suffix -ing • Sentences • The principal is forbidding the students from leaving the classroom for any reason. • The beginning of the books was challenging to read. • Fred was scraping off the wallpaper while balancing himself on the ladder. • Eli was mumbling under his breath while his mother was arguing with him about his study habits. • Filing the forms was a boring job. • My feet were aching while I was practicing for the dance show.

26. Inventing My brother’s in his room inventing. He’s hammering and banging. I find all this noise distressing, this clinking, sawing, clanging. After a while I hear him cheering. He’s bellowing and laughing. “At last,” I think, “The end is nearing. No more pinging, whacking, crashing.”

27. But then the laughing turns to howling. He’s crying and he’s shouting. I wonder why he’s yowling- all this moaning, groaning, pouting. Now my brother’s running. He’s galloping and sprinting. I see his crazy robot whirling. It’s bumping, flailing, spinning.

28. My clever brother’s quickly thinking. He’s signaling and sneaking. The robot’s wild eyes are blinking. It’s buzzing, booming, beeping! Suddenly my brother’s yanking. He’s toiling, he’s chopping. The robot’s wires now are falling. It’s slowing, slowing, stopping.

29. Suffix -ed • Twisted • Rusted • Welded • Tempted • Fainted • Stranded • Shifted • Rented • Weeded • Grunted • Pleaded • Darted • Granted • Tended • Visited • Handcrafted • Harvested • Targeted • Minded • Posted

30. Suffix -ed • Origin is Anglo-Saxon • Meaning: Past tense

31. Suffix -ed • Phrases • lasted too long • mended her ways • tempted to try it • weeded and planted

32. Suffix -ed • Sentences • Jeff pleaded and pleaded for a pet, and his mother granted his wish. • Matt waited for his sister to eat her pancakes and ended up late for school. • After Carl rested for an hour, he started his homework. • The pig grunted and darted into his pen. • Gail acted so happy when Dad handed her a gift. • Steve wanted to know if your mom minded that he’s staying for lunch.

33. Suffix -ed • Pointed • Slighted • Sweated • Sighted • Doubted • Crooked • Kneaded • Hunted • Breaded • Hoisted • Leaded • Wretched • Knighted • Flaunted • Dreaded • Taunted • Worded • Weighted • Suited • Feuded

34. Suffix -ed • Phrases • sweated like a pig • powdered her nose • worded just right • knighted by the queen

35. Suffix -ed • Sentences • Last night Stan sighted a ghost in the haunted house. • We all dreaded the way Sharon flaunted her good grades. • Our drama teacher doubted that Phil was suited for the leading role in our school play. • When dad kneaded the bread, he left the counter a wretched mess. • The young child pointed to the student who taunted her on the playground.

36. Suffix -ed • Filmed • Whispered • Screamed • Teamed • Charmed • Snowed • Foamed • Turned • Spooned • Rained • Strayed • Opened • Plowed • Ordered • Hammered • Shoveled • Happened • Shattered • Finished • Stalled

37. Suffix -ed • Phrases • rained cats and dogs • filled the gas tank • squirmed in his seat • shattered the glass

38. Suffix -ed • Sentences • Fran screamed when she opened her gift. • We were thrilled when our class was granted first prize. • The bees buzzed near the spilled drink. • I whispered to my friend Carl, and the teacher scolded me. • Chuck plowed the driveway, and Tom shoveled the steps. • Mike groaned when the hose sprayed him.

39. Suffix -ed • Yawned • Signed • Learned • Brewed • Obeyed • Centered • Dawned • Weighed • Swallowed • Wandered • Watered • Veiled • Plowed • Wronged • Combed • Gnawed • Climbed • Warned • Sighed • Yearned

40. Suffix -ed • Phrases • combed the mountainside • yawned out of boredom • feeling wronged by a friend • obeyed the sign

41. Suffix -ed • Sentences • Jim sighed out loud after he weighted himself. • Kate gathered the soiled clothes and laundered them. • Lisa wandered into the library and signed out four books. • Ken yearned for a good breakfast, so he climbed out of bed and brewed some coffee. • After Sal plowed and watered the fields, he felt he earned a good day’s pay. • It dawned on Dad that we were spoiled.

42. Suffix -ed • Packed • Hitched • Pressed • Pecked • Helped • Parked • Honked • Stomped • Chirped • Stuffed • Passed • Wished • Patched • Quenched • Tricked • Pinched • Cramped • Masked • Winked • Fixed

43. Suffix -ed • Phrases • quenched his thirst • wished upon a star • all mixed up • kissed and made up

44. Suffix -ed • Sentences • The bird pecked at its food and then peeked to see his mom. • Jen huffed and puffed as she ran up the steep hill. • Before we could stop him, the dog jumped up and licked my cousin’s face. • We wished we had an umbrella as we got drenched in the rain. • We jumped out of the car and stretched after being cramped in the back seat for hours. • Ron brushed his dog and then walked him in the park.

45. Suffix -ed • Gawked • Worked • Warped • Walked • Grouped • Knocked • Launched • Dwarfed • Booked • Laughed • Wrecked • Wreaked • Squashed • Toughed • Sloughed • Talked • Biased • Shrieked • Focused • Chalked

46. Suffix -ed • Phrases • wreaked havoc • worked up a sweat • biased newspaper article • booked the trip

47. Suffix -ed • Sentences • Nancy talked on the phone while she worked on her essay. • Sally shrieked when I squashed the bug. • We all crouched down to hid when Stan knocked on the door. • It reeked of sulfur in science class, but we toughed it out. • We all watched in surprise as Tom launched his homemade rocket. • No one laughed at his warped sense of humor.

48. Suffix -ed • Scarred • Pledged • Signified • Flipped • Forced • Satisfied • Knotted • Practiced • Valued • United • Singled • Plunged • Styled • Cruised • Hurried • Cured • Strapped • Shredded • Rallied • Striped

49. Suffix -ed • Phrases • pledged allegiance to the flag • tripped over his own two feet • whistled a happy tune • signing on the dotted line

50. Suffix -ed • Sentences • Carla valued all her friends so she planned a big surprise for them. • Mother iced the cake and topped it off with shipped cream. • My friend was forced to throw out her drink when she tried to enter the museum. • We were so tired, we settled down to watch a movie. • Samantha lounged by the pool until she got hot, and then she plunged into the water. • Beth was so scared by the loud noise that she phoned the police.