Exploring Prefixes and Their Meanings

Identify the prefix in the word "unhappy" and explain its meaning.

• un-; it means "not"

• hap-; it means "joyful"

• py-; it means "full of"

• none; it has no prefix

Create a new word by adding a prefix to the word "cycle" and use it in a sentence.

• Recycle; "We should recycle plastic to save the environment."

• Uncycle; "I uncycle my bike every day."

• Discycle; "He discycles his homework."

• Precycle; "She precycles her lunch."

Analyze the word "preview" and determine what the prefix "pre-" indicates about the timing of the view.

• After

• Before

• During

• Never

Match the prefix "dis-" with the correct root word to form a meaningful word.

• Disagree

• Disrun

• Disjump

• Diswalk

Explain the usage of the prefix "mis-" in the word "misunderstand" and how it changes the meaning of the root word.

• It means "correctly," making the word mean "to understand correctly."

• It means "wrongly," making the word mean "to understand wrongly."

• It means "not," making the word mean "to not understand."

• It means "over," making the word mean "to over-understand."

Identify the prefix in the word "impossible" and explain its effect on the word's meaning.

• im-; it means "not," making the word mean "not possible."

• pos-; it means "able," making the word mean "able to do."

• sible-; it means "likely," making the word mean "likely to happen."

• none; it has no prefix

Use the prefix "pre-" to create a new word with the root "view" and use it in a sentence.

• Preview; "We watched the movie preview before deciding to see it."

• Prelook; "I prelook my homework every day."

• Presee; "He presee his future."

• Prewatch; "She prewatch her favorite show."

Analyze the word "redo" and determine what the prefix "re-" indicates about the action.

• To do for the first time

• To do again

• To do halfway

• To do never

Match the prefix "un-" with the correct root word to form a meaningful word.

• Unhappy

• Unrun

• Unjump

• Unwalk

Explain the usage of the prefix "re-" in the word "rewrite" and how it changes the meaning of the root word.

• It means "to write for the first time."

• It means "to write again."

• It means "to write incorrectly."

• It means "to write quickly."