remain
pone
Bi
head
Extra
post
take
receive
th
7
Grade Prefixes
represent
mis
Created By Ms. Jennifer Duke
required
vent
cycle
Fore
ordinary
pre
Prefix / Suffix Assignment
Directions:
Put your name and period at the
top of your paper. For each
number that shows up in the
slide show, follow the
directions to answer the
question.
Prefixes
A prefix is a group of letters that
comes
before a word or group of letters,
which affects meaning.
Bitwo, halves
Words that use the prefix Bi:
Bicycle
Binoculars
Bisect
Bimonthly
Two “cycles” or wheels.
Two lenses.
Two equal halves.
Every Two months.
Bitwo, halves

Which of the following does Bi- attach to as a
prefix?
sect
Scream
Arm
cycle
noculars
monthly
Clockwise
Hand
Curious
Bitwo, halves
#1
Attach the prefix Bi- to one of the words below to create
your own original and new word (that does not exist but
should). Write down the word and the definition of the
new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: bibandra (adj.) Used to describe a rubber band
that is two colors.
noct
Bald
flamy
scarf
rapta
piet
bandra
extrabeyond, outside
Words that use the prefix extra-:
OUT OF
 extraterrestrial
THIS
 extraordinary
WORLD!!!
 extravagant
 extravert
extrabeyond, outside
 Which
of the following does extra- attach
to as a prefix?
vert
ct
vagent
aneous
terrestrial
bok
curricular
yak
ordinary
sensory
#2
extrabeyond, outside
Attach the prefix Extra- to one of the following below to
create your own original and new word (that does not
exist but should). Write down the word and the definition
of the new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: Extrabarn (n.) A barn that is built outside of the
boundaries of where a barn should be built.
Barn
Sack
Lagoon
Win
Yell
ForeFront
Words that use the prefix Fore-:
 Forehead

Forecast

Forethought

Forefront

Fortune
ForeFront
 Which
of the following does Fore- attach to
as a prefix?
tune
tell
head
thought
teracy
warn
front
cast
sight
ature
ForeFront
#3
Attach the prefix Fore- to one of the following below to
create your own original and new word (that does not
exist but should). Write down the word and the definition
of the new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: Foreplact (n.) This is the fancy name for a big
zit that appears on the front of a person’s face.
station
glide
mar
plact
noct
ilnot
Words that use the prefix il-:
 illegal
 illiterate
 illegible
 illogical
 illfated
 illfavored
ilnot
 Which
of the following does il- attach to as
a prefix?
fat
legal
vince
legible
nant
mote
fated
logical
literate
ature
ilnot
#4
Attach the prefix il- to one of the following below to create
your own original and new word (that does not exist but
should). Write down the word and the definition of the
new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: ilcolor (adj.) Used to describe a child who is not
allowed to color again because he or she has
been coloring on the walls.
Color
Glide
Lagoon
Win
Yell
Imnot
Impossible
Improbable
Imperfect
Immobile
Impassable
Imnot
 Which
of the following does Im- attach to
as a prefix?
possbile
mobile
vince
passable
sensor
mote
perfect
probable
miss
bank
Imnot
#5
Attach the prefix Im- to one of the following below to create
your own original and new word (that does not exist but
should). Write down the word and the definition of the
new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: Imcautious (adj.) Used to describe someone
who is not cautious and is very daring such as a
stunt person.
Cautious
Storm
Fly
MisIncorrect, bad
 Mistake
 Misuse
 Misprint
 Misplace
 Misinform
 Misfit
 Misfortune
MisIncorrect, bad
 Which
of the following does Mis- attach to
as a prefix?
behave
vince
sensor
take
calculate
mote
use
fit
miss
bank
#6
MisIncorrect, bad
Attach the prefix Mis- to one of the following below to
create your own original and new word (that does not
exist but should). Write down the word and the definition
of the new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: misbank (adj.) Used to describe when someone
on the game show “The Missing Link” makes a bad
mistake and banks zero dollars for the team.
bank
owall
aspin
oaction
postafter
 postgraduate
After graduation.
 postpone
After time has passed. Put off until later.
 postwar
After the war. We celebrate.
 postscript
postafter
 Which
of the following does post- attach to
as a prefix?
war
vince
sensor
overt
graduate
operative
mortem
ude
miss
date
postafter
#7
Attach the prefix post- to one of the following below to
create your own original and new word (that does not
exist but should). Write down the word and the definition
of the new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: Postreact (adj.) This adjective is used to
describe the actions that someone takes after reacting to
a painful situation.
behave
plow
react
ear
prebefore
 Prevent
Stop something before it happens.
 Present
 Prelude
Music that comes before a meeting or song.
 Preposition
Prepositions generallly come before nouns.
 Prehistoric
 Preview
Scan something before reading or viewing it.
 Precede
 Predict
Guess something before it happens.
prebefore
 Which
of the following does pre- attach to
as a prefix?
vent
sent
vince
cede
sensor
sense
lude
dict
historic
fat
prebefore
#8
Attach the prefix pre- to one of the following below to create
your own original and new word (that does not exist but
should). Write down the word and the definition of the
new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: preburp (n.) The gas that builds up inside of a
person’s stomach before he or she burps.
fly
dance
burp
frog
reagain











Remain
Receive
Represent
Required
Return
Revise
Review
Retouch
Revive
Reclaim
Revoke
reagain
 Which
of the following does re- attach to
as a prefix?
voke
main
vince
vive
sensor
sense
move
view
quired
fat
reagain
#9
Attach the prefix re- to one of the following below to create
your own original and new word (that does not exist but
should). Write down the word and the definition of the
new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: rebounce (adj.) To bounce a ball again after
making a mistake in bouncing it right the first time.
bounce
dance
uck
toss
UnNot
 Undone
 Unable
 Unfit
 Unequal
 Undeserving
 Unproductive
 Unearned
 Unsanitary
UnNot
 Which
of the following does Un- attach to
as a prefix?
size
nook
done
fit
earned
eme
man
equal
able
natural
UnNot
#10
Attach the prefix un- to one of the following below to create
your own original and new word (that does not exist but
should). Write down the word and the definition of the
new and original word. Tell whether the word is
supposed to be a noun, adjective, or verb (Think of how
you would use your word in a sentence).
Example: unwhirl (adj.) to stand in a stationery state and
not move.
whirl
lete
ding
fill