Understanding Prefixes and the Prefix 'Ex'

What is a prefix?

• A word part added to the beginning of a word

• A word part that changes the spelling of a word

• A word part that is removed from a word

• A word part added to the end of a word

Which of the following is NOT a common prefix?

• miss

• re

• un

• dis

What does the prefix 'ex' mean?

• Below

• Above

• Out of or from

• Into

In the word 'extend', what does the prefix 'ex' imply?

• To close

• To shorten

• To bring in

• To stretch out

Why might the base word be unrecognizable when removing the prefix 'ex'?

• Because it often comes from Latin roots

• Because it is always a common English word

• Because it is always a made-up word

• Because it is always a number