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Prefixes (What are they (a letter or a group of letters (beginning of a…
Prefixes
What are they
a letter or a group of letters
beginning of a word
change meaning
make a new word
Opposite meaning
"not"
dis-
dishonest
not honest
un-
unhappy
not happy
il-
illegal
not legal
in-
inconsiderate
not considerate(care)
im-
impossible
not possible
ir-
irresponsible
not responsible
"wrong"
mis-
misspell
spelling something wrong
misbehave
behaving in a wrong way
mistreat
treat badly
help to understand the word
break prefix & root word apart
sub+way
sub+marine
sub+zero
guess the meaning of the words by using prefixes
amounts or numbers
numbers
bi-
two
bicycle, binoculars
uni-
one
unicycle, unicorn
tri-
three
triangle, tricycle, tripod
cent-
one hundred
century
milli-
one thousand
millimeter