10. For example
careless
• The suffix is –less
• The suffix –less means
without so the word careless
means “without care”
11. Root Word Suffix New Word
home -less homeless
(without) (without a home)
cheer -ful cheerful
(full of) (full of cheer)
shyness -ness shyness
(state or quality) (condition of being shy)
12. Root Word Suffix New Word
farm -er farmer
(someone who) (someone who
farms)
act -or actor
(someone who) (someone who
acts)
-able bendable
bend (can be) (can be bent)
-ible reversible
reverse (can be) (can be reversed)
13. Root Words
• A root word is a real word.
• We make new words
from root words by adding
prefixes and suffixes.
14. • Sometimes the root
word is also called
the base word
(That is a USEful piece
of information!!)
15. For example
• In the word unhappy
the root word is happy
• In the word eventful
the root word is event
