1. Prefix Activity – Week Three
Pre-, Pro-, and Post-

2. Definitions and Usage:
Pre-: before in time, place, order, or importance
If you have a pre-existing condition, the insurance company will not allow you to become a member.
Pro-: favoring; in support of; acting for; motion forward or away; before in time, place, or order
Should I make some introductory remarks before telling my story, or do you think a prologue is unnecessary?
Post-: after in time or order
Mary graduated from The University of Akron in 2005 and returned for postgraduate studies in 2006.

3. Match the prefixes with the word endings that make sense.
-historic
-pone
-cess
-mortem
-view
-duce
-cedent
-active
-date
-destine
-cure
Pre-
Pro-
Post-

4. Extension Activity: Understanding Word Parts and Navigating a Dictionary
Use a dictionary to add one more word for each prefix to your list.
Include each word’s definition and explain where you see the prefix’s meaning in their definitions.

5. Extension Activity: Context Clues
Choose three words (one for each prefix) and create three separate context clue sentences.
Underline the word you use and context clues you include in each sentence.

6. Extension Activity: Making Meanings with Connotation
Sketch out a colored image for one of the following words; consider the connotation and context of the word as you create your image. The word’s definition should be present somewhere within your drawing.
Prepare
Procure
Posthumous