Language Arts: Prefixes Re, Un, Pre, Dis
Build word meaning with common prefixes
Language Arts: Prefixes Re, Un, Pre, Dis
Build word meaning with common prefixes
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
- 1
Match each prefix to its meaning: re, un, pre, dis. Meanings: not or opposite, again, before, not or away.
Think of redo, unhappy, preview, and disappear.
The prefix re means again. The prefix un means not or opposite. The prefix pre means before. The prefix dis can mean not or away. - 2
Add a prefix to the word happy to make a word that means not happy. Write the new word.
The new word is unhappy. The prefix un means not, so unhappy means not happy. - 3
What does reread mean in this sentence? Maya had to reread the story to understand it better.
The prefix re means again.
Reread means to read again. Maya read the story another time. - 4
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: We will _____ the oven before we bake the cookies. Choices: preview, preheat, unpack
The prefix pre means before.
The correct word is preheat. We will preheat the oven before we bake the cookies. - 5
Add the prefix dis to agree. Write the new word and tell what it means.
The new word is disagree. Disagree means to not agree with someone or something. - 6
Circle the word that has a prefix: jump, replay, table, green. Then write what the prefix means.
The word with a prefix is replay. The prefix re means again, so replay means to play again. - 7
Write the base word in the word unfair.
Take off the prefix un.
The base word in unfair is fair. The prefix un changes the meaning to not fair. - 8
Sort these words by prefix: rewrite, dislike, preview, unsafe, prepay, redo, disagree, untie.
Look at the beginning of each word.
The re words are rewrite and redo. The un words are unsafe and untie. The pre words are preview and prepay. The dis words are dislike and disagree. - 9
What does preview mean in this sentence? We watched a preview before the movie started.
Preview means to see something before the main event. In the sentence, they watched something before the movie started. - 10
Choose the best meaning of unlock. Choices: lock again, not lock or open, before locking.
Unlock is the opposite of lock.
Unlock means not lock or open. The prefix un means not or opposite. - 11
Add the prefix re to write. Write the new word and use it in a sentence.
The new word is rewrite. A sentence could be: I will rewrite my story to make it better. - 12
Which word means to pack before a trip: unpack, repack, prepack, dislike? Explain your choice.
Find the word that begins with the prefix that means before.
Prepack means to pack before a trip. The prefix pre means before. - 13
Look at the word cards: tie, untie, do, redo. Draw or describe what each prefix word means.
Untie means to make something not tied. Redo means to do something again. - 14
Fill in the blank with un, re, pre, or dis: I made a mistake, so I will _____do the math problem.
Use the prefix that means again.
The correct prefix is re. The word redo means to do the math problem again. - 15
Write one word with each prefix: re, un, pre, and dis. Then choose one word and explain what it means.
Answers will vary. A good answer could be reread, unkind, preschool, and dislike. For example, reread means to read again.