Lesson
Prefixes
A prefix added to the beginning of a base word changes the meaning of
the word.
EXAMPLE: dis-, meaning "opposite of " + the base word appear = disappear,
meaning the opposite of appear"
EXAMPLES:
prefix meaning
prefix
meaning
in-
not
re-
again
dis.
not
fore before
un-
not
pre- before
trans- across
mis-
wrong
with-
from, against
. Write a new word using one of the prefixes listed above. Then write the meaning of the new word.
WORD
NEW WORD
1. fair
MEANING
2. justice
3. tell
Opposite of
opposite of
Opposite of
fair
justice
tell
4. warn
5. visible
6. spell
un-fair
In-lastice
with-tell
fore-warn
The Visible
mis-spell
dis-agree
fore-see
Pre-behave
With-Stand
opposite of visible
Misspell means to spell Somthing wrongly
opposite of agree
7. agree
8. see
9. behave
10. stand
11. complete
12. please
13. drawn
14. likely
15. match
16. clean
17. understand
18. correct
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1997 Gage Educational Publishing Company
Unit 1, Vocabulary
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