'Pre-' prefix worksheets for 4th Grade English Language Arts

📚 Topic Summary

The prefix 'pre-' means 'before'. When you add 'pre-' to the beginning of a word, it changes the word's meaning to indicate that something happens earlier or is done in advance. For example, 'heat' means to make something warm, but 'preheat' means to warm something beforehand. Understanding 'pre-' can help you understand the meanings of many new words!

🧠 Part A: Vocabulary

Match the words with their definitions:

1. Preheat
2. Preview
3. Prepare
4. Pretend
5. Prevent

Definitions:

1. To get ready for something
2. To keep something from happening
3. To heat something beforehand
4. To look at something briefly before
5. To act as if something is true when it is not

✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences using the words with the prefix 'pre-':

It's important to _________ the oven before you start baking. Before the movie, we watched a short _________. Please _________ your speech before you present it to the class. Good hygiene helps to _________ the spread of germs. Let's _________ that we are astronauts exploring Mars!

💡 Part C: Critical Thinking

Think about a time you had to 'pre-plan' something. What did you 'pre-do' to get ready? How did planning ahead help you?