Language Arts Grade 2-3

Language Arts: Prefixes Re, Un, Pre, Dis

Build word meaning with common prefixes

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Build word meaning with common prefixes

Language Arts - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Use the prefix meanings to help you answer. Write your answers in complete words or sentences.
  1. 1

    Match each prefix to its meaning: re, un, pre, dis. Meanings: not or opposite, again, before, not or away.

  2. 2

    Add a prefix to the word happy to make a word that means not happy. Write the new word.

  3. 3
    A child reads a book again with a circular arrow above it.

    What does reread mean in this sentence? Maya had to reread the story to understand it better.

  4. 4
    An oven warming up with cookie dough waiting to be baked.

    Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: We will _____ the oven before we bake the cookies. Choices: preview, preheat, unpack

  5. 5

    Add the prefix dis to agree. Write the new word and tell what it means.

  6. 6

    Circle the word that has a prefix: jump, replay, table, green. Then write what the prefix means.

  7. 7

    Write the base word in the word unfair.

  8. 8

    Sort these words by prefix: rewrite, dislike, preview, unsafe, prepay, redo, disagree, untie.

  9. 9
    Children watch a short movie scene on a theater screen before the movie.

    What does preview mean in this sentence? We watched a preview before the movie started.

  10. 10
    A child opens a padlock with a key.

    Choose the best meaning of unlock. Choices: lock again, not lock or open, before locking.

  11. 11
    A child writes again on a fresh piece of paper.

    Add the prefix re to write. Write the new word and use it in a sentence.

  12. 12
    A suitcase is packed ahead of a trip with clothes and travel items.

    Which word means to pack before a trip: unpack, repack, prepack, dislike? Explain your choice.

  13. 13
    Four scenes show tying, untying, doing, and doing again.

    Look at the word cards: tie, untie, do, redo. Draw or describe what each prefix word means.

  14. 14
    A child erases a mistake and does a worksheet problem again.

    Fill in the blank with un, re, pre, or dis: I made a mistake, so I will _____do the math problem.

  15. 15

    Write one word with each prefix: re, un, pre, and dis. Then choose one word and explain what it means.

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