All About Prefixes
Do prefixes come at the beginning or the end of the word?
Beginning
What is the prefix in the word reprint?
re
Disband
Dis-Band
Dis-tract
Distract
What is the meaning of the prefix in?
EX:
Interest, Introduction
in, or into
Do all words have prefixes?
No
What is the prefix in the word absurd?
ab
Mainsail
Main-Sail
Mis-use
misuse
What does the prefix mis mean?
Ex:
Mislaid, Misprint
Wrongly
What name and sound does /a/ make
ay and aaa
What is the prefix in the word confirm?
Incomplete
In-Com-Plete
Op-en-ly
openly
What does the prefix re mean?
Ex:
Replay, Reclaim
Again or Back
What is a prefix?
A group of letter added to the beginning of words to change the meaning
What is the prefix in the word distinct?
Impossible
Im-Poss-I-Ble
Con-fig-ure
Configure
What does the prefix pre mean?
Ex:
Prepay, Prepare
Before
If you add a prefix to a word does the words meaning usually stay the same or change?
Change
What is the prefix in the word prison?
There is no prefix
Incomparable
In-com-par-a-ble
Com-par-i-son
Comparison
What does the prefix dis mean?
Ex:
Disclaim, Disorganized
Not or Opposite of