Prefix Study EX #1 — myVocabulary.com

myVocabulary.com offers 14 PREFIX puzzles with the grade level of each vocabulary word marked to the right in the vocabulary word list beginning with a prefix below. Use eight grade level words for each prefix. www.myVocabulary.com features a total of 112 vocabulary words.

The prefixes and links are:
AB-ABS –
AD –
BE –
COM –
DE –
DIS –
EN –
EX –
IN-IM –
PRE –
PRO –
RE –
SUB –
UN

1. Study the vocabulary words in the vocabulary word bank to determine the meaning(s) of each prefix.
2. Use the definition, part of speech and “master” Latin root as clues to solve each puzzle.
3. Type or write your answers INSIDE the boxes. At the bottom of the last prefix puzzle, click ” SUBMIT” to get the correct answers and a sentence for each vocabulary word.
4. Note: You can print a copy of these prefix exercises in three sizes: normal, bigger or biggest font. You can also send your answers to teachers, parents and friends.

Why are these 14 prefixes important? According to Richard E. Hodges of the University of Puget Sound in a booklet titled: “Improving Spelling and Vocabulary in Secondary School” published by the NCTE in 1982; page 30:
“If you were to examine the 20,000 most used English words, you would find that about 5,000 of them contain prefixes and that 82% (about 4,100) of those words use one of only fourteen different prefixes out of all the available prefixes in the language.”

Prefix EX means ” out, out of, former, outside. ”
Below is an alphabetical list using the prefix EX with an indication of a grade level for the prefix ” EX”.
Excel – 8, Exception – 6, Exclamation – 6, Exclusive – 8, Excursion – 6, Exotic – 6, Expectation – 7, Extensive – 8