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Directions:10Na m e : _______________________________________ Date: _____________________Circle each prefix. Then write the base word.What do you know about prefixes?
✔A prefix is a group of letters that go in front of the word.
✔ A prefix changes the meaning of a word.
✔ Most of the time a prefix is not a word by itself, but not always.
✔When you peel away the prefix, a base word that makes sense
is left.- unfair ____
- revisit ____
- illegal _____
- misname __
- disobey ___
- relearn ____
- indoors ___
- overdose __
- unhappy __
- inactive ___
- unthread __
- replay _____
- impolite ___
- disappear _____
- pretest ____
- uncover ___
- midair ____
- supercharge ___
- nonvoter __
- intertwine _____
The prefix demeans to make less or remove. The prefix remeans again or back. Change the
meaning of the word in bold print by adding the prefix reor de. Write the word on the line.- Before taking off, the plane had to be iced. _____
- The table is old so it needs to be painted. __
- It was such a wonderful day I wish I could liveit. ____
- I need to placethe stone that is missing from my ring. __
Oh, hello-o-o! Go back and check to
see that each answer makes sense.Check
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