IXL | Spell words with affixes: review | 4th grade language arts

Listen to the word. Then, spell it.

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Listen to the word. Then, spell it.

key idea

When spelling words, it can be helpful to break them into meaningful parts—like prefixes or suffixes.

The prefix

dis-

appears in words like this:

disappear

The prefix

mis-

appears in words like this:

mismatch

The prefix

pre-

appears in words like this:

preserve

The suffix

-able

appears in words like this:

available

The suffix

-ish

appears in words like this:

childish

The suffix

-ment

appears in words like this:

government

To spell, think about each part of the word on its own. Then put them together.

dis + appear → disappear

mis + match → mismatch

pre + dict → predict

avail + able → available

child + ish → childish

govern + ment → government

solution

This is the word

department.

It has the suffix

-ment.

depart + ment

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

II.1Learn to spell words with prefixes: dis-, mis-, pre-

II.2Learn to spell words with suffixes: -able, -ish, -ment

OO.6Spell words with suffixes: review

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