Prefix Review: post-

Definitions #1

100

Define the word postpone.

to do something at a time or date after it was originally planned. 

200

Define the word postproduction. 

the editing that is done after the movie, film, or video has been taped.

300

Define the word postgraduate. 

A person who takes a college class after he or she has already graduated.

400

Define the word postmeridian. 

taking place after noon; p.m

500

Define the word posthumous. 

occurring or continuing after death; usually related to books or songs that are published after the author or musician has died. 

Definitions #2

100

Define the word postindustrial. 

the time in society that came after the Industrial Revolution. 

200

Define the word postdate. 

to write on something a date that comes after the real date. 

300

Define the word postmark. 

a mark printed across a stamp after it is received by the post office. 

400

Define the word postscript.

a comment, note, or thought written after the letter is finished; p.s.

500

Define the word postmortem. 

occurring or done after death; usually related to an examination of a body after it is dead. 

Use the Vocabulary Word in a Sentence

100

Can you use postgraduate in a sentence?

Someone who hasn't finished college is considered an undergraduate, but once a person graduates they are called a postgraduate. 

200

Can you use postpone in a sentence?

The game was postponed due to the tornado in the area. 

300

Can you use postscript in a sentence?

I wrote a letter to my buddy Ralph but I forgot to tell him to bring the pinata, so I added a postscript at the end of the letter. 

400

Can you use postindustrial in a sentence?

In history class we are learning about the time after the Industrial Revolution, otherwise knows as the postindustrial period. 

500

Can you use postmortem in a sentence?

The postmortem autopsy report showed that the man died from eating too many crab legs from the all-you-can-eat buffet. 

Vocabulary Words

100

Which word means "to write on something a date that comes after the real date." 

postdate

200

Which word means "to do something at a time or date after it was originally planned?" 

postpone

300

Which word means "the editing that is done after the movie, film, or video has been taped?"

postproduction

400

Which word means "occurring or continuing after death; usually related to books or songs that have been published after the author has died?"

posthumous

500

Which word means "a comment, note, or thought written after the letter is finished?"

postscript

Bonus

100

How would you define the prefix post-?

after

200

What is an adjective? 

Bonus: Can you create a sentence that has an adjective in it and identify the adjective? 

a part-of-speech that modifies or describes a noun or a pronoun. 

An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. It "describes" or "modifies" a noun (The big dog was hungry). In these examples, the adjective is in bold and the noun that it modifies is in italics.

An adjective often comes BEFORE a noun:

• a green car
• a dark sky
• an interesting story

And sometimes an adjective comes AFTER a verb:

• My car is green.
• The sky became dark.
• His story seemed interesting.

But adjectives can also modify pronouns (She is beautiful). Look at these examples:

• They were empty.
• I thought it seemed strange.
• Those are not expensive.

300

What part of speech is postpone? 

Verb

400

What part of speech is postmark? 

Noun

500

Can you provide a synonym for the word postpone? 

Bonus: Can you provide an antonym for the word postpone?

Synonyms: delay, put off, suspend

Antonyms: advance, expedite, accelerate