Name_______

Date__________
Understanding the Meanings of
Prefixes to Guess New Words
Learning Targets: (1) I can use the meanings of words to
understand prefixes.
(2) I can group words together to see what they have in
common.

Follow along with the notes from

the board! Fill in the spaces.
Prefixes are _________________________________. They

add a ____________________ to the word.

But how do I use this to figure out word

meanings?

It can give you a clue! If you know the other

part of the word, it is easy! If you dont, the
clue will help!

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 Word Group #1:
Draw circles around one group of words that start with the same
letters, and boxes around the other group! Then look at the
definitions on the board and decide what the meaning of each
prefix is.

Prepaid Overbake Overfill

Overeat Preheat Preview

What do you think these new

words mean?

Overdo Prewash
Overhard Precook

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