Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes

​By the end of the week, I can use at least 5 common prefixes (e.g., re-, un-, pre-, dis-, and mis-) to form and understand new words.

A prefix comes at the beginning of a base word and changes its meaning.

• unkind

• replay

• dislike

• preschool

Re-

Meaning: Again

Example: Rewrite

Un-

Meaning: Not

Example: Unknown

Pre-

Meaning: Before

Example: Premade

Dis-

Meaning: Not, opposite of

Example: Dishonest

Mis-

Meaning: Wrong, bad

Example: Mistake

Multiple Choice

Which is the prefix that means again?

• re-

• dis-

• mis-

• un-

Multiple Choice

Which is the prefix that means before?

• re-

• dis-

• pre-

• im-

Multiple Choice

Which is the prefix that means not?

• un-

• dis-

• im-

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Where is a prefix found in a word?

• at the beginning

• at the end

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix in this word?

unhappy

• un

• happy

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix in this word?

preheat

• pre

• heat

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix in this word?

remarkable

• re

• mark

• able

Multiple Select

Choose all of the words that contain prefixes.

• reading

• unlikely

• preview

• displeased