Game Preview

Prefixes

  •  English    17     Public
    Determine the word meaning of words containing common prefixes
  •   Study   Slideshow
  • Inhabitants – The inhabitants of the island built their homes near the beach.
    in - in/into/within (their habitat - where they live - is in the island)
  •  15
  • Infuriate – It will infuriate my mom if I forget to do my homework again.
    in - cause to be (cause to be furious)
  •  15
  • Irrelevant – His comment about video games was irrelevant to our math lesson.
    ir - not (not related)
  •  15
  • Aeronautics – She dreams of studying aeronautics so she can design airplanes one day.
    aero - air
  •  15
  • Unreceptive – The teacher was unreceptive to my excuse for not finishing my project.
    un - not (not receiving my excuse)
  •  15
  • Immortal – In myths, some gods and heroes are immortal and never grow old.
    im - not (will not die)
  •  15
  • Impasse – The two friends reached an impasse in their argument and refused to talk.
    im - not (could not get past)
  •  15
  • Irrational – It’s irrational to be afraid of a tiny bug that can’t even hurt you.
    ir - not (not rational or logical)
  •  15
  • Unwavering – He had unwavering confidence that his team would win the championship.
    un - not (not changing or decreasing)
  •  15
  • Regain – After resting for a while, I was able to regain my energy.
    re - again (get it back)
  •  15
  • Unwind – After a long day, I like to unwind by listening to music.
    un - not (not wound up or stressed)
  •  15
  • Transatlantic – The explorers took a transatlantic journey from Europe to America.
    trans - across (across the Atlantic Ocean)
  •  15
  • Overlook – Don’t overlook the small details in your science project!
    over - too much, above (look above where you should)
  •  15
  • Underestimated – I underestimated how hard the test would be and didn’t study enough.
    under - not enough (did not consider enough)
  •  15
  • Embody – She tried to embody kindness by always helping others.
    em - into/cause to (cause to have a physical form)
  •  15
  • Misguided – His decision to skip school was completely misguided.
    mis - wrongly (bad judgment)
  •  15