This activity helps you learn about
prefixes. A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
Here are the correct matches shown in the puzzle sets:
mis-
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spell (misspell)
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behave (misbehave)
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match (mismatch)
tele-
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scope (telescope)
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phone (telephone)
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vision (television)
under-
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water (underwater)
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ground (underground)
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line (underline)
pre-
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view (preview - *seen at the bottom*)
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heat (preheat - *seen at the bottom*)
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pay (prepay - *seen at the bottom*)
un-
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real (unreal)
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zip (unzip)
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roll (unroll)
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healthy (unhealthy)
dis-
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agree (disagree)
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obey (disobey)
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honest (dishonest)
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like (dislike)
re-
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elect (reelect)
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read (reread)
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fill (refill)
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use (reuse)
Other prefixes visible:
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-ness: comfort, adopt, wash (Note: These actually look like suffixes being matched to root words, or perhaps the puzzle piece labeled "ness" connects to words that become nouns, though "washness" isn't a common word. Looking closer at the top left, the pieces are `comfort`, `adopt`, `wash`. The header is `ness`. This might be a mistake in the puzzle design or I am misinterpreting the connection. Let's look at `able`. `safe`, `quiet`, `quick` + `able` = safeable? No. It seems the headers are suffixes here? No, `mis`, `tele`, `under`, `pre`, `un`, `dis`, `re` are definitely prefixes. The ones on the far left `ness`, `able`, `ly`, `less` are suffixes. So for `less`: `help`, `color`, `hope` (cut off). `helpless`, `colorless`. For `ly`: `slow` (cut off), `tooth`? No. Let's stick to the clear prefixes which are the main focus of the center/right.)
Actually, looking closely at the left side:
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less: help, color, ... (helpless, colorless)
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ly: ... (likely adverbs)
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able: safe, quiet, quick (This is unusual. Usually it's -able. Maybe it's matching root words to suffixes? `safe` -> `safely`? No, the piece says `able`. `comfort` -> `comfortable`. `adopt` -> `adoptable`. `wash` -> `washable`. Yes! The header is the suffix.)
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ness: comfort? No, `comfort` is under `able`? Wait.
* Top left header: `ness`. Pieces below: `comfort` (no), `adopt` (no), `wash` (no). Ah, the image is cut off. Let's look at the `able` row. Under `able` are `safe`, `quiet`, `quick`. `Safeable` is not right. `Quiet able`? No.
* Let's re-examine `dis`. `dis` + `agree` = disagree. Correct.
* Let's re-examine `un`. `un` + `real` = unreal. Correct.
* Let's re-examine `pre`. `pre` + `view` = preview. Correct.
The main task is clearly identifying prefixes.
Final Answer:
The image displays word puzzles for learning prefixes and suffixes. Here are the completed word combinations:
Prefixes:
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mis + spell, behave, match
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tele + scope, phone, vision
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under + water, ground, line
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pre + view, heat, pay
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un + real, zip, roll, healthy
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dis + agree, obey, honest, like
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re + elect, read, fill, use
Suffixes (on the left):
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able + comfort, adopt, wash (comfortable, adoptable, washable)
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less + help, color, hope (helpless, colorless, hopeless)
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of prefixes and suffixes project ideas.
