Welcome to the wonderful world of prefixes! This week we have been learning the meaning of most common prefixes. These short several letters can have a huge effect on the meaning of a root word. Here is a review of the prefixes we are learning. Also, we learned the rules to using certain prefixes such as: il, im, ir.
dis (not): dislike, disagree, disappear
im (not): impolite, immature, impossible
in (not): incorrect, incomplete, inappropriate
un (not): unplug, unsure, unaware
re (again): rewrite, retell, return
pre (before): preview, pretest, prehistoric
mis (wrong): misspelled, misunderstood, mistreated
*Use il- before words starting with l. So not legible = illegible.
*Use ir- before words starting with r. So not relevant = irrelevant
*Use im- before words starting with m but also with p.
Are you ready to play some games to test your skills? Remember you don't want to have a disadvantage when it comes to taking a quiz on this so practice away!
Prefix fact sheet and quiz
Prefix jeopardy
Prefix matching meanings
More prefix matching games
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