1. Stems
Week 2

2. Study the stems, meanings, and examples.
Week 2 Stems
mal
mis
post
pre
semi
sub
super
sym
syn
tri
Study the stems, meanings, and examples.

3. mal
Means: bad
Examples: malignant, malicious, malevolent

4. mis
Means: bodily, wrongly
Examples: mistrust, misalign, mistake

5. post
Means: after
Examples: postpartum, postpone, post-traumatic

6. pre
Means: before
Examples: premature, prepubescent

7. semi
Means: half
Examples: semi-truck, semiannual

8. sub
Means: under
Examples: submarine, subspecies

9. super Means: over, above
Examples: supersonic, superintendent, supremacy

10. sym
Means: together
Examples: symmetry

11. syn
Means: together
Examples: synonym, synthesis, synagogue

12. tri
Means: three
Examples: tricycle, triad, triangle

13. Week 2 Review Click on each stem for the correct meaning.
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14. Week 2 Review
mal
mis
post
pre
semi
sub
super
sym
syn
tri