Level 10 Chameleon Prefixes

Question 1

Sub- family

Answer 1

Sub- “smaller or below”
suc- (c)
suf- (f)
sug- (g)
sup- (p) “suppose”
sus- (p) “suspend”

Question 2

Con- family

Answer 2

Con- “with or together”
col- (l)
com- (m, p, b)
cor- (r)
[co- with English basewords]

Question 3

In- family

Answer 3

In- “not, into”
il- (l)
im- (m, p, b)
ir- (r)

Question 4

Ex- family

Answer 4

Ex-
ef- (f)
e- vibrate with vibrate
r: “erupt”
d: “edict”
Spelling Rule: Use ‘exc’ if you can’t hear what comes after ex

Question 5

Ob- family

Answer 5

Ob-
oc- (c)
of- (f)
op- (p)
o- (mit) “omit”
Spelling Rule: Ob or Ad family both sound like /schwa/ so look up if not sure!

Question 6

Ad- family

Answer 6

Ad-
ac- (c, qu, k)
af- (f)
ag- (g)
al- (l)
an- (n)
ap- (p)
ar- (r)
as- (s)
at- (t)
Spelling Rule: Ob or Ad family both sound like /schwa/ so look up if not sure!

Question 7

Dis- family

Answer 7

Dis- with quiet sounds
dif- (f)
di- vibrate with vibrate
v: “diverse”
r: “direct”