Prefix-Pre

What is a prefix?

• A letter group added to the end of a base word and it changes the meaning of the word.

• A letter group added to the front of a base word and it changes the meaning of the word.

• Words that have opposite meanings/

• Words that have the same meaning.

A base word or root word is a word without a ______________ or a ________________.

• synonym, antonym

• homophone, antonym

• prefix, suffix

• vowel, consonant

What is the base word of the word preheat?

• pre

• eat

• heat

• at

Which words use "pre" the same way it is used in the word prehistoric? Choose ALL the correct answers.

• prefer

• pretest

• pressure

• preview

We had to prepay for our hotel room in March for our vacation we are taking in July. What does the word prepay mean?

• pay again

• not pay

• pay before

• pay wrongly

What is the root word in prewash?

• wash

• was

• pre

• as

Which words use "pre" the same way it is used in the word pretest? Choose ALL the correct answers.

• precaution

• press

• prebuild

• predator

• prewrite

What is the base word in the word precaution?

• tion

• caution

• pre

• ion

What is the root word in preview?

• view

• pre

• prew

• ew

The students took a pretest on the what they were getting ready to learn about. The teacher gave them the test to see what they know before she began teaching. What does the word pretest mean?

• test before

• test again

• opposite of test

• test wrongly