Prefix Suffix Bingo

Word parts on the cards, meanings from you: say not, as in unhappy, and pupils cover un-.

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Ready-made list, 56 affixes. Paste your own to replace it, or type to add to it.

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56 affixes in the bag

Every affix is called once, in random order.

Playing with 56 affixes. The game is kept in this browser until you start a new one.

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How it works

Prefix suffix bingo with 28 prefixes and 28 suffixes, from un- and re- to -ful and -less. Prefixes alone, or suffixes alone, are one pick away.

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Call the meaning and the example

In Call the game, each call gives a meaning and an example: again, as in refill. Un-, non-, in- and im- all mean not, so the example word decides which square is covered.

A harder call

Leave the word part out. Say the meaning and the base word, such as not and happy, or without and care. Pupils build unhappy or careless and cover un- or -less. To check a win, ask for a new word for each covered part.

  • With 25 cards in play, a first line usually comes between calls 11 and 21, or between 7 and 11 with prefixes alone.

Questions and answers

What is prefix and suffix bingo?

A bingo game for word parts. Each card holds 24 prefixes and suffixes around a free center. You read a meaning with an example word, and pupils cover the part that carries it.

What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix?

A prefix is added to the beginning of a word and a suffix to the end, and each changes the meaning. Un- in unhappy is a prefix; -ful in helpful is a suffix.

Can I play prefix bingo or suffix bingo on its own?

Yes. Pick Prefixes or Suffixes in Ready-made list and every card is drawn from those 28. All 56 affixes brings both back.

All 56 affixes

Prefixes 28

  • anti- against, as in antifreeze
  • auto- self, as in autobiography
  • bi- two, as in bicycle
  • co- together, as in coworker
  • de- undo or remove, as in defrost
  • dis- not, or the opposite of, as in dislike
  • fore- before, ahead of time, as in forecast
  • im- not, as in impossible
  • in- not, as in incorrect
  • inter- between, as in international
  • micro- very small, as in microscope
  • mid- middle, as in midnight
  • mis- badly or wrongly, as in misspell
  • multi- many, as in multicolored
  • non- not, as in nonfiction
  • out- better or more than, as in outrun
  • over- too much, as in overcook
  • pre- before, as in preheat
  • re- again, as in refill
  • semi- half, as in semicircle
  • sub- under, as in subway
  • super- above or beyond, as in superhuman
  • tele- over a distance, as in telephone
  • trans- across, as in transatlantic
  • tri- three, as in triangle
  • un- not, as in unhappy
  • under- beneath, as in underground
  • uni- one, as in unicycle

Suffixes 28

  • -able can be done, as in washable
  • -al relating to, as in musical
  • -dom the land or state of, as in kingdom
  • -ed in the past, as in jumped
  • -en made of, as in wooden
  • -er a person who does it, as in teacher
  • -es more than one, as in boxes
  • -est the most, as in tallest
  • -ful full of, as in helpful
  • -hood the state or time of being, as in childhood
  • -ible can be done, as in reversible
  • -ic relating to, as in heroic
  • -ing doing it now, as in jumping
  • -ish like or somewhat, as in childish
  • -ist a person who does or studies it, as in artist
  • -ive tending to, as in creative
  • -ize to make, as in finalize
  • -less without, as in careless
  • -ly in that way, as in quickly
  • -ment the act or result of, as in movement
  • -ness the state of being, as in kindness
  • -or a person or thing that does it, as in sailor
  • -ous having or full of, as in dangerous
  • -s more than one, as in cats
  • -ship the state of being, as in friendship
  • -tion the act or result of, as in action
  • -ward in the direction of, as in backward
  • -y having or like, as in rainy

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