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- 1Adding prefixesA prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word that changes the word's meaning. Learning the meanings of prefixes and suffixes will help expand your vocabulary, which will help improve your writing and speaking.
- 2dis- +respect=disrespect in- +convenient=inconvenient un- + conventional=unconventionalSome words can be given a negative meaning by adding a prefix to the beginning of a word
- 3il- im- ir-Before many (but not all) words beginning with:
l we add the prefix il-: illiterate
N and p we add the prefix im-: imperfect
S we add the prefi x ir-: irrational - 4Prefixes to say when something happens: pre- post-pre- : means ‘before a time or event’:
premature (= happening or done too soon, especially
before the natural or desired time)
post-: means ‘after’ or ‘later than’:
postgraduate (= a student who has already obtained
one degree and is studying at a university for a more
advanced qualifi cation i.e. after graduating) - 5Prefixes to indicate an attitude pro- anti-pro-: means ‘supporting or approving of something’ and
with this meaning it is normally used with a hyphen:
pro-European
anti- :means ‘opposed to’ or ‘against’ and is normally used
with a hyphen:
anti-social, anti-terrorist - 6Other prefixes and their meanings mis- re- inter- over- under-mis- : usually means ‘wrongly’ or ‘badly’:
misbehave (= behave wrongly or badly)
re-:usually means ‘again’ and is often added to verbs:
redevelop (= to change an area of a town by replacing old
buildings, roads, etc. with new ones, i.e. to develop again)
inter-: means ‘between’ or ‘among’:
interactive (= involving communication between people)
over-:can mean ‘(from) above’:
overview, oversee
It can also mean ‘too much’ or ‘more than usual:
overworked, overspend
under- :can mean ‘below’:
underground, undermine
It can also mean ‘not enough’:
underpaid, undervalue
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- A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word that changes the word's meaning. Learning the meanings of prefixes and suffixes will help expand your vocabulary, which will help improve your writing.
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