1. Prefixes Let’s start at the Beginning

2. What is a Prefix? A prefix is an affix which is placed at the beginning of a word in order to modify or change its meaning. A prefix is an affix which is placed at the beginning of a word in order to modify or change its meaning.

3. How Prefixes Work Using the word “view,” we are implying that one witnesses something such as an event or a movie. If we add the prefix “re” to “view”, then it changes it’s meaning. It implies that one is seeing the same thing a second time. Using the word “view,” we are implying that one witnesses something such as an event or a movie. If we add the prefix “re” to “view”, then it changes it’s meaning. It implies that one is seeing the same thing a second time. If we take the verb “press,” it means to “push down on something” and add the prefix “im,” it changes its meaning to “creating awe or inspiration in a person. If we take the verb “press,” it means to “push down on something” and add the prefix “im,” it changes its meaning to “creating awe or inspiration in a person. The word “fair,” meaning just or honest converts to meaning quite the opposite if the prefix “un” is added to it. The word “fair,” meaning just or honest converts to meaning quite the opposite if the prefix “un” is added to it.

4. Common Prefixes and their Meanings Un/Non = Not (e.g. Unfair, Unkind, Unsalted, Unintentional, Uneasy, Nonfat, Nonviolent, Nondenominational) Un/Non = Not (e.g. Unfair, Unkind, Unsalted, Unintentional, Uneasy, Nonfat, Nonviolent, Nondenominational) Pre = Before or Prior to (e.g. Preview, Pretested, Preapproved, Preschool, Premature, Pre – Civil War) Pre = Before or Prior to (e.g. Preview, Pretested, Preapproved, Preschool, Premature, Pre – Civil War) Re = Again, Second Time (e.g. Review, Rethink, Retest, Reconstruct, Remind, Redraw, Rewash) Re = Again, Second Time (e.g. Review, Rethink, Retest, Reconstruct, Remind, Redraw, Rewash)

5. Common Prefixes cont Extra = Beyond, More Than (e.g. Extraordinary, Extraterrestrial, Extracurricular) Extra = Beyond, More Than (e.g. Extraordinary, Extraterrestrial, Extracurricular) Inter=Between, Among (e.g. Interspecies, International, Intersection) Inter=Between, Among (e.g. Interspecies, International, Intersection) Mis = Wrongly (e.g. Mistreat, Misunderstand, Misuse, Misinform, Misrepresent) Mis = Wrongly (e.g. Mistreat, Misunderstand, Misuse, Misinform, Misrepresent) Over = Too Much Beyond (e.g. Overeat, Overprotective, Oversleep, Overdose, Overwork) Over = Too Much Beyond (e.g. Overeat, Overprotective, Oversleep, Overdose, Overwork) Under = Too Little, Not Enough (e.g. Underfed, Underemployed, Underwritten, Undercooked) Under = Too Little, Not Enough (e.g. Underfed, Underemployed, Underwritten, Undercooked)