Does the word have more than one meaning?
Can you use the word in a sentence?
Do you know the meaning of the word?
Do you know how to spell it?
Can you relate the word to any of your subjects?
Can you define the word to a friend?
Keen
If you can use the word of the week in any of your lessons then you will be rewarded!
A prefix is a collection of letters that go at the beginning of a word. When
added they change the overall meaning of the word.
Re - This prefix, when added to the beginning of a word, means to do something again.
Redone
Reapply
Redo
Recalculate
Pre - When added to the beginning it means before.
Pre-historic
Previous
Predict
Bi - Means two.
Biceps
Bicycle
Bigamy
Contra – Means against.
Contradict
Contraband
Year 7 Task
Add the correct prefix to the beginning of a root word. Then write another word
at the side of it that has the same prefix.
A
bi
co de dis inter
sub
un
fore
1. ______ stand
2. ______ float
3. ______cycle
4. ______market
5. ______operate
6. ______national
7. ______crease
8. ______own
9. ______complete
10. ______do
over
mis
re
super
in
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Year 7 Answers
Answers:
A
bi
co de dis inter
sub
un
fore
1. understand
2. afloat
3. bicycle
4. supermarket
5. cooperate
6. international
7. decrease
8. disown
9. incomplete
10. redo
over
mis
re
super
in
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Year 8 Task
Connect the prefixes to their meanings and examples
bi
con
tele
Together,
with
Far, at a
distance
Two,
twice
Television
Telephone
Telegram
Bicycle
Binocular
Bilingual
Connect
Contract
Conference
Year 8 Answers
Answers
bi
con
tele
Together,
with
Far, at a
distance
Two,
twice
Television
Telephone
Telegram
Bicycle
Binocular
Bilingual
Connect
Contract
Conference
Year 9 Task
Circle the prefix in the words below and then write the
meaning of that prefix.
Year 9 Answers
Answers
Year 10 Task
Work out the opposites of each word and then find them in the word
search
1.
2.
3.
4.
The opposite of advantage ______
The opposite of continue _______
________ is the opposite of legal.
People who are not patient are
_________
5. If something isn’t effective then it’s
______________
6. The opposite of forgivable is
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Year 10 Answers
Answers
1. The opposite of advantage
disadvantage
2. The opposite of continue
discontinue
3. Illegal is the opposite of legal.
4. People who are not patient are
impatient
5. If something isn’t effective then it’s
ineffective
6. The opposite of forgivable is
unforgivable
Year 11 Task
Complete the crossword
Year 11 Answers
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