Exploring Prefixes and Their Meanings

Identify the prefix in the word "unhappy."

• un

• happy

• py

• hap

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the prefix "pre-" in the word "preview" mean?

• After

• Before

• During

• Against

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which word means "not able to be read"?

• Illegible

• Legible

• Readable

• Unread

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Create a word using the prefix "re-" that means "to write again."

• Rewrite

• Unwrite

• Prewrite

• Miswrite

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Analyze the word "disapprove." What does the prefix "dis-" suggest about the word's meaning?

• Approval

• Lack of approval

• Excessive approval

• Before approval

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Which of the following words uses the prefix "sub-" to indicate "under" or "below"?

• Submarine

• Supermarket

• Subtract

• Subtitle

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the meaning of the prefix "inter-" in the word "interact"?

• Between

• Within

• Against

• After

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Create a word using the prefix "mis-" that means "to understand incorrectly."

• Misunderstand

• Understand

• Disunderstand

• Preunderstand

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Analyze the word "antibiotic." What does the prefix "anti-" suggest about the word's meaning?

• Against life

• For life

• Before life

• After life

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Which word means "to do again"?

• Redo

• Undo

• Overdo

• Predo

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B