1. PREFIXES What is a prefix?

2. A prefix is _______________________________________________________________ ___________________________

3. PREFIX: A GROUP OF LETTERS AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD THAT HELP DEFINE THE WORD

5. ANTE- Definition: ________________________

6. ANTE: BEFORE

7. Definition: ________________________________

8. ANTEBELLUM(ADJ.) BEFORE THE WAR EX.: ANTEBELLUM HOUSES

9. Definition: __________________________________

10. ANTEMORTEM (ADJ.) BEFORE DEATH EX.: ANTEMORTEM CONFESSION

11. Definition: _______________________________

12. ANTECEDENT (NOUN) FROM A PREVIOUS TIME EX.: RUSSIAN ANTECEDENTS

13. ANTECHAMBER Definition: ________________________________

14. ANTECHAMBER (NOUN) A ROOM BEFORE A ROOM EX.: IN ROMEO AND JULIET, THE NURSE’S ANTECHAMBER WAS NEXT TO JULIET’S ROOM.

15. IN-, IM- Definition: _______________________________

16. IN,IM: IN OR INTO

17. IMMIGRANT Definition: ______________________

18. IMMIGRANT (NOUN) A PERSON WHO COMES INTO A COUNTRY FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY EX.: RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS

19. IMMERSE Definition: _____________________

20. IMMERSE (VERB) TO PUT INTO EX.: IMMERSE THE SPONGE INTO WATER

21. Definition: _________________ __________________________

22. IMPLANT (NOUN,VERB) TO PUT INTO EX.: COCHLEAR IMPLANT (NOUN) IMPLANT A PACEMAKER (VERB)

23. Definition: _________________________________

24. INCIPIENT (ADJ.) IN THE EARLY STAGES EX.: IT IS BEST TO CATCH CANCER IN THE INCIPIENT STAGES

25. POST-

26. POST: AFTER

27. Definition: _____________________________

28. POSTDATE (ADJ., VERB) AFTER THE DATE EX.: POSTDATED CHECK (ADJ.) PLEASE POSTDATE THE CHECK (VERB)

29. POSTPARTUM Definition: ____________________________________

30. POSTPARTUM (ADJ.) AFTER BIRTH EX.: SIX WEEKS POSTPARTUM CHECKUP

31. POSTHUMOUSLY Definition: ___________________________________

32. POSTHUMOUSLY (ADV.) AFTER DEATH EX.: AWARDED PURPLE HEART POSTHUMOUSLY

33. POSTPONE Definition: _________________________________

34. POSTPONE (VERB) DO LATER EX.: THE TEACHER POSTPONED THE TEST

35. DYN-

36. DYN: POWER OR POWERFUL

37. DYNASTY Definition: _______________________________

38. DYNASTY (NOUN) A POWERFUL RULING FAMILY EX.: THE KENNEDYS WERE A DYNASTY

39. DYNAMIC Definition: ________________________________

40. DYNAMIC (ADJ.) POWERFUL,ENERGETIC EX.: A DYNAMIC SPEAKER

41. DYNAMITE Definition: __________________________________

42. DYNAMITE (NOUN) A POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE EX.: WORKERS USED DYNAMITE TO KNOCKDOWN THE BUILDING

43. DYNAMOMETER Definition: ___________________________________________

44. DYNAMOMETER (NOUN) AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE POWER EX.: IS AN ELECTRIC METER A DYNAMOMETER?

45. SUR-

46. SUR: OVER

47. Definition: ___________________________________________

48. SURPASS (VERB) TO GO BEYOND EX.: TO SURPASS SOMEONE’S RECORD

49. SURROUND Definition: _________________________

50. SURROUND (VERB, ADJ.) TO COVER EX.: SURROUND WITH LOVE (VERB) SURROUND SOUND (ADJ.)

51. SURPLUS Definition: _______________________________________________

52. SURPLUS (NOUN) EXTRA AMOUNT (MORE THAN NEEDED) EX.: WONDER WHERE I CAN FIND A SURPLUS OF MONEY

53. SURCHARGE Definition: ______________________________

54. SURCHARGE (NOUN) AN ADDED AMOUNT EX.: THE TICKET WAS ONLY $10 BUT HAD A $20 SURCHARGE

55. ASSIGNMENT Create a comic strip using at least one word from each prefix. The comic strip must be at least eight frames. This must tell a story, make sense, be colored, and use the words properly.

56. GRADING RUBRIC (20 points) 5 or more vocab. words (20 points) 8 or more frames (20 points) tells a story which makes sense (10 points) comic strip is colored (30 points) words used properly