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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Prefix, Suffix and Root Word
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A prefix is a group of letters that, on their own, are not a complete word.  Rather, the letters come before a root word.  
A suffix is a group of letters that, on their own, generally are not a complete word.  Rather, the letters come after a root word.  

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Prefix, Suffix and Root Word
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1. The story the class is reading is __fiction__ but it does include some inaccurate historical facts.
2. Did you ___place your car keys again?
3. No matter what he tried, he couldn’t ___vent the car from failing its emissions test.
4. She sorted all of the donations into several different contain____.
5. The museum was dis____ing artifacts from the Titanic all week long.
6. In order to earn our next badge we have to spend three days in the wilder____.
7. His actions were il_____ and he could go to jail for them.
8. Joining the Navy, he hoped to one day serve on a sub______.
9. Is the chair comfort____ enough for you?
10. The dishes suddenly flying off of the shelf was __explainable.