a prefix is a word or part of a word that you put "in front" of another word to create a...
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A prefix is a word or part of a word that you put "in front" of another word to create a new word or change it's meaning.
un means not…. unlikely
Learning the meaning of prefixes will help expand your vocabulary.
Prefixes
ante….before….anteroom, antedate
ante….before….anteroom, antedate
ante….before….anteroom, antedate
ante….before….anteroom, antedate
ante….before….anteroom, antedate
Prefixesil…not…..illegal, illiterate
il…not…..illegal, illiterate
il…not…..illegal, illiterate
il…not…..illegal, illiterate
il…not…..illegal, illiterate
Prefixes
im……not…..immigrant, impossible
im……not…..immigrant, impossible
im……not…..immigrant, impossible
im……not…..immigrant, impossible
im……not…..immigrant, impossible
Prefixes
in……not…..inaudible, inactive
in……not…..inaudible, inactive
in……not…..inaudible, inactive
in……not…..inaudible, inactive
in……not…..inaudible, inactive
Prefixes
ir….......not…..irresponsible, irregular
ir….......not…..irresponsible, irregular
ir….......not…..irresponsible, irregular
ir….......not…..irresponsible, irregular
ir….......not…..irresponsible, irregular
Prefixes
inter…….between……intervene, intersection
inter…….between……intervene, intersection
inter…….between……intervene, intersection
inter…….between……intervene, intersection
inter…….between……intervene, intersection
Prefixes
mis…wrong….miscalculate, misinterpret
mis…wrong….miscalculate, misinterpret
mis…wrong….miscalculate, misinterpret
mis…wrong….miscalculate, misinterpret
mis…wrong….miscalculate, misinterpret
Prefixes
pre……….before…..preface, prehistoric
pre……….before…..preface, prehistoric
pre……….before…..preface, prehistoric
pre……….before…..preface, prehistoric
pre……….before…..preface, prehistoric
Prefixes
auto…self….autobiography, automobile
auto…self….autobiography, automobile
auto…self….autobiography, automobile
auto…self….autobiography, automobile
auto…self….autobiography, automobile
Prefixes
poly…many….polygon, polynomial
poly…many….polygon, polynomial
poly…many….polygon, polynomial
poly…many….polygon, polynomial
poly…many….polygon, polynomial
Prefixes
post…after…postgraduate, postpone
post…after…postgraduate, postpone
post…after…postgraduate, postpone
post…after…postgraduate, postpone
post…after…postgraduate, postpone
Prefixes
de…opposite….deactivate, descend
de…opposite….deactivate, descend
de…opposite….deactivate, descend
de…opposite….deactivate, descend
de…opposite….deactivate, descend
Prefixes
semi……half…..semicircle, semifinal
semi……half…..semicircle, semifinal
semi……half…..semicircle, semifinal
semi……half…..semicircle, semifinal
semi……half…..semicircle, semifinal
Prefixesmal…bad…malnutrition, maladjusted
mal…bad…malnutrition, maladjusted
mal…bad…malnutrition, maladjusted
mal…bad…malnutrition, maladjusted
mal…bad…malnutrition, maladjusted
Prefixesco…together…cooperate, coincide
co…together…cooperate, coincide
co…together…cooperate, coincide
co…together…cooperate, coincide
co…together…cooperate, coincide
Prefixessub…….under……submarine, sublevel
sub…….under……submarine, sublevel
sub…….under……submarine, sublevel
sub…….under……submarine, sublevel
sub…….under……submarine, sublevel
Prefixes
pro…forward…progress, proficient
pro…forward…progress, proficient
pro…forward…progress, proficient
pro…forward…progress, proficient
pro…forward…progress, proficient
Prefixes
trans…across…transportation, transaction
trans…across…transportation, transaction
trans…across…transportation, transaction
trans…across…transportation, transaction
trans…across…transportation, transaction
• I will divide the room in half.• Each team will have 1 person at a time race to the
board and write a word that uses the specified prefix. • Everyone on the team must take their turn in order of their
assigned seats
• As soon as the person before you sits in his/her seat, you may race to the board
• No screaming out answers or jumping over desks!• Points are awarded for words that use the prefixes
correctly• The team with the most points at the end of the game
wins.
Prefix Pretest: Prefix Pretest: MatchingMatching
1.1. polypoly2.2. mismis3.3. anteante4.4. transtrans5.5. propro6.6. postpost7.7. transtrans8.8. prepre9.9. dede10.10. imim11.11. subsub12.12. interinter13.13. semisemi14.14. coco15.15. autoauto16.16. malmal
a.a. acrossacrossb.b. oppositeoppositec.c. beforebefored.d. selfselfe.e. underunderf.f. betweenbetweeng.g. wrongwrongh.h. acrossacrossi.i. halfhalfj.j. badbadk.k. togethertogetherl.l. notnotm.m. beforebeforen.n. forwardforwardo.o. afterafterp.p. beforebefore