Prefixes

What is a prefix?

• A group of letters placed at the end of a base word to change the meaning

• A group of letters placed at the beginning of a base word to change its meaning

• part of a compound word

• a word that means the opposite of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix un- mean?

• not or the opposite of

• again

• before

• beneath

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix out- mean?

• beneath

• again

• not

• beyond

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix re- mean?

• not or opposite of

• again

• before

• above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix mis- mean?

• not or opposite of

• again

• bad or wrong

• before

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix pre- mean?

• not or opposite of

• before

• again

• bad or wrong

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select ALL of the base words that could have re- added to the beginning.

• play

• do

• agree

• read

• day

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select ALL of the base words that could have un- added to the beginning

• play

• lock

• do

• opened

• night

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select ALL of the base words that could have dis- added to the beginning.

• agree

• behave

• run

• like

• view

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select the prefix that best fits the base word in the sentence.

Before I bake the cake I need to _____heat the oven.

• re-

• dis-

• pre-

• un-

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A