Printable worksheet activity for identifying prefixes in words.

It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "What's the Prefix?". The task is to identify the prefix in each word and then use that prefix to create a new word by combining it with another word, as shown in the example.

Let’s go through the worksheet step by step and solve each item.

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Instructions Recap:

- Identify the prefix in each word.
- Use that prefix to form a new word by combining it with a different root word.
- Example given:
- non_ + equal = non-equal

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Now, let’s solve each one:

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1. equal
- The prefix here is "un-" (but wait — "equal" doesn't have a prefix).
Actually, "equal" itself doesn’t contain a common prefix. However, looking at the second part of the line: "not equal", we can infer that the intended prefix is "non-", because "non-equal" is a valid word.

- So the prefix is non-
- New word: non-equal (already given)

✔ Answer: non- → non-equal

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2. appearing
- The prefix is "dis-"? No — "appearing" has no prefix. But the second word is "not appearing", which suggests "non-" again.

- Wait — "not appearing" = non-appearing
- So the prefix is non-

✔ Answer: non- → non-appearing

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3. angle
- "Three angles" → this refers to triangle
- The prefix is "tri-" meaning three

✔ Answer: tri- → triangle

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4. view
- "View again" → means re-view
- The prefix is "re-" meaning again

✔ Answer: re- → review

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5. logical
- "Not logical" → illogical
- The prefix is "il-" (a variant of "in-" for words starting with 'l')

✔ Answer: il- → illogical

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6. code
- "Interprets the code" → This is likely referring to decode
- The prefix is "de-" meaning reverse or remove

✔ Answer: de- → decode

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7. heat
- "Heat before" → This sounds like preheat
- The prefix is "pre-" meaning before

✔ Answer: pre- → preheat

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8. polite
- "Not polite" → impolite
- The prefix is "im-" (used before words starting with 'p' or 'm')

✔ Answer: im- → impolite

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✔ Final Answers:

| # | Word | Prefix | New Word |
|---|------------|--------|------------------|
| 1 | equal | non- | non-equal |
| 2 | appearing | non- | non-appearing |
| 3 | angle | tri- | triangle |
| 4 | view | re- | review |
| 5 | logical | il- | illogical |
| 6 | code | de- | decode |
| 7 | heat | pre- | preheat |
| 8 | polite | im- | impolite |

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📝 Explanation:

This worksheet teaches students how prefixes change the meaning of words. By identifying the prefix and using it with a root word, they build new words. For example:
- "non-" means "not" → non-equal, non-appearing
- "re-" means "again" → review
- "pre-" means "before" → preheat
- "tri-" means "three" → triangle
- "de-" means "reverse" → decode
- "im-" / "il-" mean "not" → impolite, illogical

This helps reinforce vocabulary and understanding of word structure.

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