Prefixes
My mother asked me to preheat the oven.
The meaning of the prefix in the word "preheat."
What is before?
The students showed confidence in their work when they presented.
The meaning of the word "confidence."
What is the state of being confident.
Alternate: The quality of being confident.
We decided to try a few local restaurants rather than a fast food chain.
The meaning of the Greek root in the word "local."
What is place?
The students worked hard on each paragraph of their essay.
The meaning of the Greek root in the word "paragraph."
What is to write?
Alternate: to draw
midsize, resize, sizeable, & downsize
What is size?
You can eat that plant because it is nonpoisonous.
The meaning of the prefix in the word "nonpoisonous."
What is not?
The annoyance was written all over the teacher's face when the students were talking.
The meaning of the word "annoyance."
What is the state of being annoyed?
Alternate: The quality of being annoyed.
The light reflected off of the mirror when the flashlight was on.
The meaning of the Greek root in the word "reflected."
What is to bend?
The constructed a town out of the Legos.
The meaning of the Greek root in the word "construct."
What is to build?
The base word shared by the following terms:
midway, driveway, hideaway, & subway
What is way?
I need to convince the students to vote for me.
The meaning of the prefix in the word "convince."
What is together?
Alternate Answer: With
They said they would randomize the order.
The meaning of the word "randomize."
What is to make random?
The meaning of the Greek root in the word "bicycles."
What is circle?
Alternate: ring
Geology is the study of the earth.
The meaning of the Greek root "geo."
What is Earth?
The base word shared by the following terms:
Midland, landmass, homeland, & wetlands
What is land?
We will have extra recess in the mid-afternoon if we win the fundraiser.
The meaning of the prefix in the word "mid-afternoon."
What is the middle?
The students started up at the roller coaster in amazement.
The meaning of the word "amazement."
What is the state of being amazed?
The candidates spoke into the microphone so the audience could hear them.
The meaning of the Greek root in the word "microphone."
What is sound?
Plants get their energy from sunlight through a process called photosynthesis.
The meaning of the Greek root "photo."
What is light?
The base word shared by the following terms:
midnight, nightly, nightfall, & overnight
What is night?
The United States is located in the Western hemisphere.
The meaning of the prefix in the word "hemisphere."
What is half?
You can see the students' alertness dwindle in the afternoon.
The meaning of the word "alertness."
What is the state of being alert?
The students started a dialogue with the administrators about being able to take their computer home for schoolwork.
The meaning of the Greek root in the word "dialogue."
What is words?
Alternate: thoughts, or sayings
When things are similar, they are the same in some ways.
The meaning of the Latin root sim.
What is same?
Alternate: like
The base word shared by the following terms:
helpful, helpless, helper, & helping
What is help?