A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning.
Here are 7 common prefixes in English, together with their basic meaning and
some examples.
- counter- meaning: opposition, opposite direction example: counter-attack, counteract
- extra- meaning: outside, beyond example: extracurricular, extramarital
- hemi- meaning: half example: hemisphere
- inter- meaning: between, among example: interact, interchange
- non- meaning: absence, negation example: non-smoker, non-alcoholic
- post- meaning: after in time or order example: postpone
- re- meaning: again example: repaint, reappraise, reawake
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/prefixes.htm
Hi Ms. Vanessa, How are you?
ReplyDeleteIt is a sheer coincidence that today in the morning I was going through the site of 'UsingEnglish.com' and was learning the same prefixes etc. It is a good site.
I am practising on using these prefixes -
The site is so informative that it looks extra-terrestrial.
Yesterday, I prepared a non-spicy vegetable in my dinner.
The police authorities conducted post-mortem on the dead body to know the cause of death.
We should not postpone what we can do today.
Re-engaging the same old lazy fellow on work who was dismissed proved disastrous.
The leniency shown by the management proved counter-productive.
Bye
Rajeev
Hi Ms. Vanessa, How are you?
ReplyDeleteIt is a sheer coincidence that today in the morning I was going through the site of 'UsingEnglish.com' and was learning the same prefixes etc. It is a good site.
I am practising on using these prefixes -
The site is so informative that it looks extra-terrestrial.
Yesterday, I prepared a non-spicy vegetable in my dinner.
The police authorities conducted post-mortem on the dead body to know the cause of death.
We should not postpone what we can do today.
Re-engaging the same old lazy fellow on work who was dismissed proved disastrous.
The leniency shown by the management proved counter-productive.
Bye
Rajeev