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Prefixes - Coggle Diagram
Prefixes
What
a group of letters
attached
beginning of a word
change
the word's meaning
examples
"re-" = "again"
rebuild = to build again
"mis-" ="wrong & badly"
misspell = to spell wrong
"super-" = "emphasis or great"
superstar = a great star
Amounts / Numbers
"bi-" = "two"
bicycle = two wheels
"tri-" = "three"
tricycle = three wheels
"cent" = "one hundred"
century = a hundred years
"milli-" = "one thousand"
a thousand millimeters = a meter
Help understand
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the meaning of new words
break apart root word & prefix
"sub-" = "under / below"
sub + marine
"under water"
sub + zero
"below zero"
sub + way
"underground way"
Opposite
"not"
"un-"
unsafe = not safe
"dis-"
disagree = to not agree
"il-, im-, in-, ir-"
illegal = not legal
impossible = not possible
inconsiderate = not conisderate
irresponsible = not reponsible