Root Words: Prefixes
Prefix meaning "again"
What is -re?
What does the italicized word mean?
The angry dog barked ferociously, scaring the young kitten.
What is scarily (etc)?
Prefix meaning "two"? (There are two!)
What is bi-, duo-?
What does the italicized word mean?
A dog whistle makes a high-pitched sound that is only audible to dogs.
What is hearable?
What is pre-?
What does the italicized word mean?
The courageous explorer climbed the dangerous mountain.
What is brave, etc?
Prefix meaning "three"
What is tri-?
What does the italicized word mean?
The mood in the church became very solemn when the priest began to walk down the aisle.
What is quiet, serious?
Root meaning "mind"
What is psych?
Prefix meaning "after"
What is post?
What does the italicized word mean?
Alice finally threw away the withering roses when a dead petal fell into her cereal bowl.
What is dying, shriveling, etc?
Prefix meaning "four"
What is quad-?
What does the italicized word mean?
Jane got it into her mind that she could get out of studying for any test just by feigning illness the night before the exam.
What is faking, etc?
Root meaning "turn"
What is vert/vers?
Prefix meaning "against"
What is anti-?
What does the italicized word mean?
My mom always frets about my grades and what college I'll get into, even though I'm only in the 7th grade.
What is worries, etc?
Prefix meaning "five"
What is quint-?
What does the italicized word mean?
When I told my grandma I wanted to be a mortician when I grew up, she was appalled.
What is horrified, etc?
Prefix meaning "former, not anymore"
What is ex-?
What does the italicized word mean?
I had to change my Halloween decorations because my dad said the display was too macabre.
What is gruesome, spooky, gross, etc?
Prefix meaning "ten"
What is dec-?
What does the italicized word mean?
The eight golden triangles that Link must collect constitute the Triforce, which can grant wishes when it is assembled.
What is make up, etc?
Root meaning "hand"