Prefixes
What Does it Mean?
Prefixes AND Suffixes (oh my!)
Make a Word
100

Identify the prefix in the word " misunderstand"

What is "mis"?

100

Tell the meaning of the word "careless"

What is "without care"?

100

Identify all the prefixes and suffixes in the word "unhappily"

What is "un" and "ly"?

100

Add the prefix "dis" to the root word "agree" and tell it's meaning.

What is "disagree"?

meaning: the opposite of agree

200

Identify the prefix in the word " disorder"

What is "dis"?

200

Tell the meaning of the word "prepay"

What is "pay before"?

200

Tell the meaning of the word "unhappily".

What is "not done in a happy way"?

200

Add the suffix "less" to the root word "harm" and tell it's meaning.

What is "harmless"?

meaning: without harm

300

Identify the prefix in the word "reappear".

What is "re"?

300

Tell the meaning of the word "wishful"

What is "full of wishes"?

300

Identify all the suffixes in the word "carelessly"

What is "less" and "ly"?

300

Choose a base word: write, make, cover

Choose a prefix: un, re, pre

Write the new word and tell it's meaning.

rewrite, remake, uncover, prewrite

meaning: write again, make again, to not cover, before you write 

400

Tell the meaning of the word "preview"

What is "view before"?

400

Tell the meaning of the word "happily"

What is "something done in a happy way"? 

400

Tell the meaning of the word "carelessly"

What are "doing something without care"?

400

Choose a base word: nice, crazy, wobble

Choose a suffix: ly, er, est

Write the new word and tell it's meaning.

nicely, nicer, nicest, crazily, crazier, craziest, wobbly

meanings: done in a (nice, crazy) way, something that wobbles 

more (nice, crazy), most (nice, crazy)

500

Tell the meaning of the word "disengage"

What is "the opposite of engage"?

500

Tell the meaning of the word "recreate".

What is "to create it again"?

500

Identify all the prefixes and suffixes in the word "unkindly" and tell its meaning.

What is "un" and "ly"? What is "something done in a not kind way"?

500

Choose a base word: bake, joy, pack

Add a prefix or suffix to make a new word.

Tell it's meaning.

baker, joyful, joyless, repack, unpack

meanings: a person who bakes, full of joy, without joy, pack again, the opposite of pack