Prefixes

What is a prefix?

• letters at the end of word that changes the meaning of the root word

• a root word, a word that does not change

• a word that you say to sound smart

• letters at the beginning of a root word that changes the meaning of the root word

What does the prefix in- mean in the word inflate?

• inside of something

• outside of something

• to fill with air

• to let the air out

What does the prefix de- mean in the word deflate?

• inside of something

• outside of something

• to make something smaller

• to make something bigger

What does the prefix re- mean in the word reconsider?

• not

• but

• again

• inside

Select the correct prefix that changes the meaning of the word "legal" to indicate opposition:

• il

• un

• in

• ir

Tags

DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

un-

• wrongly, badly

• not

• again

• before

Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 

• non-

• pre-

• re-

• un- 

down or away from

• semi-

• de-

• trans-

• -ous

What does the prefix "non-" in "nonverbal" mean?

• Before

• Not or absence of

• Under

• With

Which of the following are NOT prefixes? (Select 2)

• Uneasy

• Un-

• Re-

• Reconvene