What does "non" mean?
not
What does "pre" mean?
before
What does "post" mean?
after
What does "super" mean?
above
What does "sub" mean?
below
I' on a diet so I bought nonfat yogurt.
Does not have fat
The prefix pre- means before.

The afix placed before the stem of a word.
The baseball season was postponed until next year due to COVID.

Changing something to a later time.
My boss will supervise me on my first week of work.

To watch over people or a project
I took the stairs down to the subway station.

Underground train
My sister with austism goes to speech therapy because she is nonverbal.

Does not speak.
The weatherman can predict the weather in advance.
To estimate what will happen in the future.
The picture shows the postwar destruction of the town.

To happen after the war.
My head is superior to my body.


Higher in rank; located above
We could see the fish underwater when we rode the submarine.

Watercraft that can operate under water.
I don't have to spray pam on my pan because it is a nonstick pan.

Does not stick.
My cough will prevent me from going to school.
To keep something from happening.
Your back is on the posterior side of your body.

Further back in position, or near the end
Michael Jordan was a talented basketball superstar.
Extremely successful performer/athlete. Performing above and beyond.
The movie was spoken in Chinese so I had to turn on the English subtitles to understand it.

Captions displayed at the bottom of a movie/under the picture.
The perfect person is nonexistent.

Does not exist.
We should not be prejudice of somebody before we get to know them.

Creating an opinion on something or someone before you know them or the facts.
The dead body was analyzed postmortem to determine the cause of death.

Occurring after death. Examination of the body to determine cause of death.
The movie about magic took place in a supernatural world.
Being above or beyond what is natural. Existing beyond the visible universe. E.g., magic, miracles, spirits, gods
I had high expectations for the movie but it was only subpar.
Performing below the expectation/average.