1. What does a prefix mean? Suffixes p.162

2. A prefix is added before a root or a base to get a new word.

3. Examples of words containing prefixes: Re-do Re-take Impossible Unfamiliar inactive

4. Suffixes are added to the end of a root or a base of a word to get a new word.

5. The suffixes " – ize&-yze " are verb-making suffixes. They mean "to cause or become".

6. 1. sympathize ( also sympathise British English)

7. Meaning: to feel sorry for someone because you understand their problems Example: I sympathize, but I don’t know how to help.

8. 2. visualize ( also visualise British English )

9. [End of Section] to form a picture of someone or something in your mind SYN imagine : I tried to visualize the house while he was describing it.

10. 3. paralyze ( also paralise British English )

11. to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body : A climbing accident had left him paralyzed from the chest down.

12. 4.patronize

13. to talk to someone in a way which seems friendly but shows that you think they are not as intelligent or do not know as much as you : Don’t patronize me!

14. 5.economize ( also economise British English )

15. to reduce the amount of money, time, goods etc that you use SYN cut down A lot of companies are trying to economize by not taking on new staff.

16. 6. analyze( also analyse British English )

17. to examine or think about something carefully, in order to understand it The cell samples are analyzed by a lab.

18. 7. idolize ( also idolise British English )

19. to admire and respect someone very much, often too much (should be used only with Allah) He idolized Allah.

20. 8. mechanized ( also mechanised British English)

21. a mechanized system or process now uses machines instead of people or animals SYN automated : Farming has been mechanized, reducing the need for labor.

22. 9. publicize ( also publicise British English )

23. to give information about something to the public, so that they know about it : television’s failure to publicize the unemployment issue

24. 10. modernize ( also modernise British English )

25. to make something such as a system or building more modern : The business will lose money if it doesn’t modernize.

26. My Best Wishes Mr. Gamal Gouda