Word Part Study 1-4
Single Meaning Prefixes
Name ____________________________ Per. _________
Each of the Word Part entries below is a prefix or suffix with a specific
meaning; by learning the meaning of just one prefix/suffix, you can expand
your vocabulary many times over.
Get a dictionary and look up examples of words using these word parts.
Then copy the five most challenging words you find and the meaning of each.
It will be most helpful to find words that clearly incorporate the meaning of
the word part.
Finally, as homework, write one sentence for each of the 5 words you
defined (this will be 5 sentences for each word part). Your sentence should
indicate that you understand the word.
o This is beneficial.
(not a good sentence to show word meaning)
o Coming to school daily is beneficial if you want to learn. (better sentence –
shows in context what beneficial means – underline the word)
This work will be your ticket to the test in four weeks.
You will receive approximately five new entries each week. When we have
about twenty word parts, we will test on those.
I have done all of the work for the first entry for you to model what you
should do with the others.
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Word Part Study: Lesson 1-4
Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
1. Bene2. Circum3. Contra4. Equ5. Col-, Com-,
Con-, Cor6. Extra 7. Hemi8. Hyper9. Inter10. Intra11. Intro12. Mal13. Mid14. Mis15. Non16. Pre17. Post18. Retro19. Sub20. Dys-
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Meaning
Good
Around
Opposed
Equal
Words
Benefit
Circumvent
Contradict
Equidistant
With / Together
Outside
Half
Over, Above
Between, Among
Within
Into
Bad
Halfway
Wrong
Not
Before
After
Backward/Behind
Under/Below
Bad
Collapse, Compile, Construct, Correspond
Extralegal
Hemisphere
Hypercritical
International
Intracellular
Introvert
Maltreat
Midday
Misspell
Nonworking
Predawn
Postpone
Retroactive
Subzero
Dysfunctional
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
1. BeneWord: benediction
Name ______________________________ Per._______
Meaning
good
(
Words
benefit
N. ) Def: a blessing
Sentence: At the end of the service, the minister said the benediction.
Word: benevolent
( adj. ) Def: expressing good will or kindly thoughts
Sentence:
Word: beneficiary
( n. ) Def: a person who receives benefits (goods)
Sentence:
Word: beneficial
(
n. ) Def: producing a favorable result
(
n. ) Def: a woman who gives aid, especially financial aid
Sentence:
Word: benefactress
Sentence:
2. Circum-
around
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
circumvent
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
Name ______________________________ Per._______
3. Contra-
Meaning
opposed
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
Words
contradict
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4. Equ-
equal
equidistant
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
Name ______________________________ Per._______
5. col-, com-, con-, cor-
Meaning
With/together
Word:
(
) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
(
) Def:
Words
Collapse, compile,
construct, correspond
Sentence:
Word:
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6. Extra-
Outside
extralegal
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
Name ______________________________ Per._______
7. Hemi-
Meaning
half
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
Words
hemisphere
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8. hyper-
Over, above
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
hypercritical
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
Name ______________________________ Per._______
9. inter-
Meaning
Between, among
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
Words
international
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intracellular
10. intra-
Within
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
Name ______________________________ Per._______
11. intro-
Meaning
Into
Word:
(
) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
Words
introvert
Sentence:
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maltreat
12. Mal-
Bad
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
Name ______________________________ Per._______
13. mid-
Meaning
Halfway
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
Words
midday
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misspell
14. mis-
wrong
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) Def:
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
15. nonWord:
Name ______________________________ Per._______
Meaning
Not
(
) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
Words
nonworking
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predawn
16. pre-
before
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
Name ______________________________ Per._______
17. post-
Meaning
After
Word:
(
) Def:
(
) Def:
(
) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
Words
postpone
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18. retro-
Backward / behind
Word:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
(
) Def:
retroactive
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Word Parts: Single Meaning Prefixes
Word Part
Name ______________________________ Per._______
19. sub-
Meaning
Under / below
Word:
(
) Def:
(
) Def:
(
) Def:
(
) Def:
(
) Def:
Words
subzero
Sentence:
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dysfunctional
20. dys-
Bad
Word:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
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) Def:
(
) Def:
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