Understand Verb Prefixes: Over- 1

A prefix is a letter or letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word. When the prefix over- is added to verbs, it generally has the meaning of 'too much' or 'too many'.

For example:

Jack overcooked the cake and it came out of the oven all black.

In this worksheet, you can practise forming verbs with the prefix over- and understand the meaning of words with the prefix.