Prefixes Prefixes A prefix is a part of

Prefixes

Prefixes • A prefix is a part of a word that comes at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word. • Common prefixes – – – pre re mis dis un in

Prefixes • pre - before To see something before it is released. preview To pay before you get something. prepay To get ready before the game. prepare

Prefixes • pre - before To warm up the oven before cooking. preheat Happened before recorded history such as the dinosaurs. prehistoric School before kindergarten. preschool

Prefixes • re - again To say again. repeat To do again redo To write again. rewrite

Prefixes • re - again To look at again. review To heat again. reheat To give money again. repay

Prefixes • mis – wrong or incorrect To understand incorrectly. misunderstand To do/say something wrong. mistake To behave incorrectly. misbehave

Prefixes • mis – wrong or incorrect To represent incorrectly. misrepresent To use incorrectly. misuse To lead incorrectly. mislead

Prefixes • dis - the opposite of To make something stop working. disable Not to agree. disagree To be rude. disrespect

Prefixes • dis - the opposite of To take apart. disassemble To vanish. disappear To take money off the price. discount

Prefixes • un – not; the opposite of To be sad. unhappy Not having a job. unemployed To loosen a knot. untie

Prefixes • un – not; the opposite of To reverse an action. undo Not stable. unstable Not succeeding. unsuccessful

Prefixes • in - not or the opposite of To be not finished. incomplete To be wrong. incorrect Not able to be cured. incurable

Prefixes • in - not or the opposite of To be cheap. inexpensive Not able to describe. indescribable Not active. inactive