Name: ______________

Communications:
Activity Worksheet
Objective of Lesson: Prefixes, Suffixes, Idioms and Recognizing Sentences
Lesson 1: Prefixes

A Prefix added to the beginning of a base word changes the meaning of the word.
Example: in- meaning not + the base word visible = invisible , meaning not visible
Examples: prefix meaning
Innot
Disnot
Unnot
Imnot
Ilnot, non
Reagain
Forebefore
Miswrong
Cotogether
Prebefore

A. On the blank after each sentence, write a new word that means the same as the two
underlined words combined. Use prefixes from the examples above. Use a dictionary if
needed.
1. Sandra was asked to write her report again. _______________________
2. At first, Sandra was not pleased with the idea. _____________________
3. Then she remembered that the instructor had warned the class before that handwriting
must be neat.________________________________________________________

4. Sandra looked at her paper and realized that it was not possible to read some of the
words. __________________________________________________________
5. I am not certain myself what the last sentence says, she thought.
______________________________________________________________________
6. Did I spell that word wrong? she wondered.___________________________________
7. Sandra realized that she tended to be not patient about her work.
______________________________________________________________________
B. Add a prefix from the examples above to each word to make a new word. Then write the
new word on the blank.
1. Read ____________________
2. Pure _____________________
3. Wrap ____________________
4. Understand _________________
5. Mature ______________________
6. Arrange ______________________
7. Equal ________________________
8. Obey ________________________
9. Match _______________________
10. View ________________________
11. Locate _______________________
12. Fortune _____________________
13. Pay ________________________
14. Fair ________________________