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Prefixes - Coggle Diagram
Prefixes
what are prefixes?
example
"re-" = "again"
rebuild = to build again
"mis-" = "wrong & badly"
mispell = to spell wrong
"super" = "emphasis or great"
superstar = a great star
a group of letter
attached
beginning of a word
change
the word's meaning
what are prefixes describe amount or number?
"cent" = "one hundred"
century = a hundred years
"milli-" = "one thousand
a thousand millimeters = a meter
"bi-" = "two"
bicycle = two wheels
"tri-" = "three"
tricycle = three wheels
how can prefixes help you understand what you read?
guess
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"
what prefixes give an opposite meaning?
not
"un-"
unsafe = not safe
"dis-"
disagree = to not agree
"il-, im-, in-, ir-"
inconsiderate = not considerate
illegal = not legal
impossible = possible
irresponsible = not responsible