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What is a prefix?

What is a prefix?

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What is a prefix?

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  1. What is a prefix? DEFINITION: A prefix is part of a word. It is the beginning letters of the word that usually mean something. Quite often, if you know Spanish or another language, the beginning syllable can help you to break down (decode) what the word means. This means a lot, especially if you are taking a test

  2. Understanding the meaning of a common prefix can help you to figure out the meanings of new words. Some prefixes, however, have more than 1 meaning. A- without, less away non- not, without non-renew

  3. Let’s look a few common prefixes

  4. Common Prefixes – continued

  5. One more list

  6. So, now that we have our list, let’s try to figure out some words1. tranlate2. uniform3. unhappy4. subterrain5. misbehavior6. teleport7. transact8. autonomous9. disappoint10. interaction

  7. Common prefixes matchMatch the prefix on the left to the meaning on the right_______ Re-(renew) 1 wrong, bad_______ Pre- (preview) 2. before_______ Mis-(misbehavior) 3. again, back_______ De- (deforestation) 4. eight_______ Tele- (television) 5. one, same, whole_______ Un- (unhappy) 6. remove or reduce_______ Bi- (bi-weekly) 7. twice (two times)_______ Uni- (uniform) 8. far, distant_______ octo-(octopus) 9. many, (usually more than 2)_______ Sub- (subway) 10. under or low_______ Multi- (multiple) 11. not

  8. Common prefixes matchMatch the prefix on the left to the meaning on the right___3____ Re-(renew) 1 wrong, bad___2____ Pre- (preview) 2. before____1___ Mis-(misbehavior) 3. again, back__6_____ De- (deforestation) 4. eight__8_____ Tele- (television) 5. one, same, whole_11____ Un- (unhappy) 6. remove or reduce__7____ Bi- (bi-weekly) 7. twice (two times)__5____ Uni- (uniform) 8. far, distant___4___ octo-(octopus) 9. many, (usually more than 2)__10__ Sub- (subway) 10. under or low__ 9___ Multi- (multiple) 11. not

  9. Let’s try another few prefixes that we can review or learnBi- bi-weekly A. One or the sameuni-uniform B. Many, severalocto- octopus C. two or twicesub- subway D. very smallmulti-multiple E. Under, below or lowmicro-microorganism F. eight

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