What are word parts? 

 Smaller parts of words that have individual 

 meaning, called prefixes (at the beginning of

 a word, suffixes (at the end of a word) and

 roots (which are the base of the word).  Go

 here to check out some common word parts

 that you have probably seen before.

 Did you know a single word can have more than one word part?  Many words are pieced together from several word parts.  Each part adds to the word's meaning.

Why is this important to you?  Often, using context clues to determine word meaning is just not possible.  Knowing the word parts will help you figure out the meaning of a word when you have no other resource.

Try these links to see how well you know your word parts: