Prefixes and Suffixes LANGUAGE WORK
Prefixes A prefix is placed in front of a word. The prefix usually changes the meaning of the word, but not the word class. The prefix un means not, so it changes the meaning of the word happy to not happy:
TASK
se m pl ar
un + happy = unhappy
Prefix
ek
Look at the words and prefixes below. Word
New word
usual
unusual
re
tell
retell
super
market
supermarket
dis
agree
disagree
il
legal
illegal
im
possible
impossible
non
action
nonsense
semi
detached house
semi-detached house
multi
cultural
multicultural
Vu
rd er in gs
un
a What is the meaning of the word? b What is the meaning of the new word? c What do you think the prefixes mean?
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