Question

underline the prefix in each word. then match the letter for the meaning of each prefix to the word the prefix is used in. use the base word to help you.
a

1. ____ midnight
2. ____ forecast
3. ____ semicircle
4. ____ transport
5. ____ declaw
6. ____ bicycle
7. ____ triangle
8. ____ illegal

a. two
b. not
c. before
d. remove
e. three
f. middle
g. across
h. half
b

1. ____ submarine
2. ____ microscope
3. ____ uniform
4. ____ contest
5. ____ irregular
6. ____ encase
7. ____ interlock
8. ____ exchange

a. small
b. under
c. with
d. put into
e. one
f. not
g. out of
h. between

Explanation:

• For "midnight", the prefix is "mid - " which means "middle" (F).
• For "forecast", the prefix is "fore - " which means "before" (C).
• For "semicircle", the prefix is "semi - " which means "half" (H).
• For "transport", the prefix is "trans - " which means "across" (G).
• For "declaw", the prefix is "de - " which means "remove" (D).
• For "bicycle", the prefix is "bi - " which means "two" (A).
• For "triangle", the prefix is "tri - " which means "three" (E).
• For "illegal", the prefix is "il - " which means "not" (B).
• For "submarine", the prefix is "sub - " which means "under" (B).
• For "microscope", the prefix is "micro - " which means "small" (A).
• For "uniform", the prefix is "uni - " which means "one" (E).
• For "contest", the prefix is "con - " which means "with" (C).
• For "irregular", the prefix is "ir - " which means "not" (F).
• For "encase", the prefix is "en - " which means "put into" (D).
• For "interlock", the prefix is "inter - " which means "between" (H).
• For "exchange", the prefix is "ex - " which means "out of" (G).

Answer:

A:

1. F midnight
2. C forecast
3. H semicircle
4. G transport
5. D declaw
6. A bicycle
7. E triangle
8. B illegal

B:

1. B submarine
2. A microscope
3. E uniform
4. C contest
5. F irregular
6. D encase
7. H interlock
8. G exchange