The 14 Prefixes and their meanings are:
- AB-ABS means “away from, separation”
- AD means “to, toward(s), near.
- BE means ” on all sides; overly; with a quality”
- COM means ” with, together”
- DE means ” away, off, reversal, undoing, downward completely”
- DIS means “not, apart”
- EN means “in, into, to cover or contain”
- EX means “out, out of, former, outside”
- IN-IM means “not”
- PRE means “before, in advance”
- PRO means “in front of, before, forward, in favor of.
- RE means “again, back”
- SUB means “under, below”
- UN means “not, against, opposite”
Alphabetical listing of 112 words in our 14 separate puzzles (HS = high school):
AB = Aberration – HS, Abdicate – HS, Abject – 8, Absence – 6, Absolute – 6, Abstinence – HS, Abstract – 6, Abundance – 7;
AD = Adequate – 7, Adhere – 8, Adjourned – 8, Admission – 6, Admonish – HS, Adventurous – 5, Adversity – 8, Advocate – 7;
BE = Bedraggled – 7, Behavior – 5, Belittle – HS, Beloved – 5, Beseech – 7, Bestow – 5, Betray – 6, Bewildering – 7;
COM = Coherence – HS, Committee – 5, Communication – 5, Comparative – 7, Compassion – 6, Compensation – 8, Complication – 7, Compulsion – 8;
DE = Dedication – 7, Deficiency – 8, Delegation – 8, Deliberate – 6, Delusion – 7, Desolate – 7, Destination – 6, Destructive – 8;
DIS = Discreet – 8, Disgrace – 6, Dismal – 6, Dispel – 8, Disposable – 6, Disrupt – 8, Dissolve – 5, Distortion – 8;
EN = Enchantment – 5, Enclosure – 6, Endure – 5, Energetic – 8, Engrave – 6, Enthusiastic – 7, Environmental – 7, Envision – 8;
EX = Excel – 8, Exception – 6, Exclamation – 6, Exclusive – 8, Excursion – 6, Exotic – 6, Expectation – 7, Extensive – 8;
IN/IM = Indefinite – 7, Injustice – 6, Immortality – 8, Impatience – 7, Impractical – 7, Improbable – 8, Insatiable – 7, Invalid – 7;
PRE = Precaution – 6, Predict – 5, Predominant – 6, Prejudice-5, Premature – 8, Preoccupation – 8, Presume – 7, Prevail – 7;
PRO = Proclaim – 6, Prognosticate – HS, Progressive – 7, Projection – 8, Promotion – 8, Proposal – 7, Prospect – 5, Provoke – 7;
RE = Rebellious – 7, Recognition – 6, Reflect – 5, Rehabilitation – 8, Reliable – 6, Respiration – 8, Reunion – 7, Revive – 6;
SUB = Subconscious – 8, Subdue – 7, Submarine – 6, Submission – 8, Subscribe – 7, Substance – 6, Subterranean – 6, Suppress – 7;
UN = Unattractive – 8, Unconscious – 6, Unfinished – 6, Unidentified – 7, Unnecessary – 6, Unpredictable – 7, Unravel – 5, Unworthy – 8
Now use the specific “Prefix Study” under the “Root-Word Lesson” home page pull down Header and choose one of the 14 prefix word puzzles and vocabulary activities.
