Prefixes ESL Games, Worksheets and Activities

Here are two fun prefix games to help introduce pre-intermediate students to prefixes and root words. Students begin by playing a prefixes pelmanism game. In pairs, students take it in turns to turn over one prefix card and one root word card... read more

In this free prefixes worksheet, students learn and practice the ten common prefixes: under-, super-, re-, mis-, un-, mid- multi-, pre-, non-, over-. First, students... read more

In this prefixes Find Someone Who activity, students ask and answer yes/no questions containing words that use prefixes. Students start by completing the items on the worksheet with 12 prefixes... read more

Here is a productive negative prefixes worksheet to help students practice the four negative prefixes: mis-, im-, dis-, in-. Students begin by finding 12 adjectives or verbs in a word search that have... read more

In this engaging negative prefixes game, students match prefixes that have an opposite or negative meaning to words. The first player puts down one of their dominoes, making sure that the prefix or word on... read more

This comprehensive prefixes worksheet helps students to learn and practice common and negative prefixes. First, students read through the common prefixes and examples table. Students then complete a set... read more

In this entertaining prefixes game, students listen to sentences with missing words and complete them by choosing suitable words and adding prefixes to them. Students take it in turns to read the first sentence on their worksheet to their partner... read more

Here is a creative prefixes crossword activity to help students practice 20 of the most common prefixes. In two groups, students define and write down clues for the words written on their crossword... read more