Prefix List #3 (Of 4)

Name: ______Per. ______Date:______

Prefix List #3 (of 4)

Directions: On the other side of this handout, define the examples of the words in which the prefixes are used. For the quiz you will have to know the definitions of the prefixes and the examples.

Prefix Definition of Prefix Examples

non- absence, negation non-smoker, non-alcoholic over- excessively, completely overconfident, overburdened, overjoyed

upper, outer, over, above overcoat, overcast

peri- round, about perimeter post- after in time or order postpone

pre- before in time, place, order or importance pre-adolescent, prelude, precondition

pro- before in time, place or order prologue

re- again reappraise, reawake semi- half, partly semicircle, semi-conscious

Choose five of the prefixes above and write your own word and definition for each of the prefixes you chose. Prefix #1: ______New Word: ______Definition of new word: ______Prefix #2: ______New Word: ______Definition of new word: ______Prefix #3: ______New Word: ______Definition of new word: ______Prefix #4: ______New Word: ______Definition of new word: ______Prefix #5: ______New Word: ______Definition of new word: ______Prefixes List #3 Name: ______Per. ______Date:______

Directions: Write the definitions for each of the following words. Try to find definitions that relate to the prefix’s definition. non-smoker: ______non-alcoholic: ______overconfident: ______overburdened: ______overjoyed: ______overcoat:______overcast: ______perimeter: ______postpone: ______pre-adolescent: ______prelude: ______precondition: ______prologue: ______reappraise: ______reawake: ______semicircle: ______semi-conscious: ______

Prefixes List #3