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Define prefix: pre-
before
Define prefix: post-
after
Define prefix: un-
"not or the opposite of"
Define prefix: re-
again
Define prefix: Cent-
"hundred"
Combine these sentences using a conjuction
I like to play baseball.
I don't like to play basketball.
I like to play baseball, but I don't like to play basketball.
I like to play baseball; however, I don't like to play basketball.
What is the 3rd planet away from the sun?
Earth
If you are "not happy," you are
unhappy
To play something again
replay
There are 100 of these in a dollar
Cent-
insect with almost 100 legs is a
centipede
skin
“Please don't misunderstand me; I like your drawing, I just think it needs more color!” Explain what it means to misunderstand someone.
to take or understand something the wrong way
What is the base word of jumping?
jump
What is the suffix of the word beautifully?
ly (meaning “in a ___ manner”)
To hear something the wrong way
mishear
What kind of fish is Nemo?
Clown fish
The period after a war is known as the
postwar
The period before a war is known as the
prewar
What is the prefix of the word unhappy?
un- ( “not” or “opposite of”)
The exact meanings of both the prefix pre and the prefix post.
before and after
What is the base word of beautifully?
beauty
Because the map was drawn poorly, it began to mislead the hikers into the deepest part of the woods.” Define mislead based on its structure.
to guide or lead someone in the wrong direction
Authors sometimes add a short section at the very end of a book to explain what happened to the characters later on. This section is called a postscript (or P.S.). What does the root script mean if the whole word means "written after"?
to write
to spell something wrong
misspell