Sprint Challenge

In this timed activity, students generate as many real prefix words as possible for each base word, using prefixes such as re-, un-, dis-, pre-, over-, sub-, and inter-. They then write each new word on the line and later select their favorite for each base. This exercise promotes creativity, fluency, and flexibility in vocabulary-building. Students learn how a variety of prefixes can modify the same base word in different ways, strengthening their understanding of word structure. The timed format encourages quick thinking and reinforces automaticity with common prefixes.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Word Formation and Morphology

English Language Arts – Vocabulary Fluency and Flexibility

English Language Arts – Creative Word Generation

English Language Arts – Understanding Prefix-Based Word Variations

This worksheet is part of our Prefixes Worksheets collection.