WHAT'S MY MEANING!
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Knowing .he meaning of prefix can hel l) you figure out t he muning of a nrw word with t he same
prefix. Here are !Orne prefixes their Tht" prdix pairs pu Jpos •. inlu , ,," d
en/ex mun Ihe opposiu: of each olher.
Prefix Meaning
m
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po"
before
after
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m
over
ullder
too much
too little
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A
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in, en in, into
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u
• Di rectio ns: Match the undcrliJKd word in each with i
and the cha rt abo>.., to help }'Ou figu re OU1 1h" word ', m ..aning. Wr ite the] .. u". of lhe
oorr« 1 definition on the line.
a. we'1l1 mto I. _α
_ She entered the and sa id to her mom.
b. went ou t of
_b _ She £!i!£i! her house quickly beca use sh.. was latc for school.
c. l00 much 2. _ c_ Thcchich'll II was burned and dry.
d. 100 little d
_ _ The cake was underrookC'd and soft in the middll'.
e.ou.silk 3. _f _ Some of the interior of the house is purple but not all of the rooms are
r. inside this color.
_e_ The exterior of the house is pink. Th is makes it look different from the
other houses on the block.
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•. _ _ Taking the helped them know what to expecl on Ihe real lesl.
va preparation
_g_ O ncC' Ih ey look Ihe .cal lest, Ihe was a picce of u.ke.
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i. shUI o ut 5. _ _ Shl' was £Kdudcd from Ihl' gaml'. This Up5C'1 he. bccau$C she had practiced.
j.pul into
j _ Shl' was indudcd in Ihe gaml'. She was glad she had pracliced so hard.
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k. before 6. _ _ Afler $('ri ng Ihl' prcview of lhc ITlO\'il', Wl' d«idcd nOl lO go $('r il.
I. after 1
_ _ H is guest on Ihe J?O<lpme show was one of the playcn from th e win ning
learn.
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FIGU IT oun - - -- - - 0
You can usc the meaning of root words and prefixes \0 determ ine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
For each st'lllencc, underli ne the rool word and circle th .. prefix of the boldfaced word
in each senlence. Then, wrile the meaning of the word on the line. You can use the char!
to help you.
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E Prefi x Meaning Root M eaning
oot jud to judge
J! ""
=
•
before
again
log
vis
word, thought
to see
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0
U oot fort chance
• " 0", form
Iract
shape
pull
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I. J hope the dentist is cardul when h...θ
ext ract s my t001h.
out
pull
2. Her de<:ision 10 park in from of a fire hydrant was 0
unfort unate b.-.::a use the police
lowed her CaT away.
no chanas
3. Before you θ
prej udge hcr actions, listen to what she has \0 say.
before judging
4. Sar1l was able \0 θ
rename her singing gro up after hers.>lf. The group was now
known as Sara's Singers.
named ag ain
revi sed his story w that it made belle r scnsc.
5. T im β
checked again
6. He said he did not want to play in the basketball game because he did not like
Pdian
to compete. Th is was illogi cal because he was usually the most competitiw player.
' t thinc ab out it , no thought
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FIND THE SUFFIX - - - - - - 0
SUrrlRS art' word parts added 10 til ... ('ndings of words. Wh .. o you add a suffil to a word,;1$ meaning
as wt"11 as its part of sp«eh is changed. Also. $Omt'\imrs Ih('
Oir«eions.: Read each Knlence. Change t'Kh ulHkrlinro rool word by adding the suf"fix ful , iblt', or
Ir. Write the new word on the line.
I. Mark and his dog ht'aded toward the cave quick. Guicory
2. The dog ran ahead. playful
3. As they ncared the ent rance, the boy was about what
they would find . hopeful
• 4. The dog waitt'd whilt tilt' boy look«! Iht' eagery
sensible
5. knew 1m, thing was to turn around.
6. wondcrtd if tht';r walk through the ca\,(' would go smooth. smoothy
7. He hOI>W nothing horror would happen. morrible
8. They would have to be nell: enough \0 gel around allthc cu rvcs. flexible
9. Sudden, there was a loud noise. suddeny
10. I>'lark and his dog jumped when they hea rd th e noiK and ran
rapid toward home . rapidly
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