2. Prefixes Lesson 3

3. fore- means… before, toward

4. pre- means… before, toward

5. post- means… after, behind

6. The backside of something is the posterior.

7. When you warn beforehand, you forewarn.

8. A baby born before the natural time is premature.

9. To predict in advance is to forecast.

10. When we put off an appointment for a later date, we postpone.

11. preamble The introduction to the Constitution beginning, “We the People…” is the

12. A thought that comes beforehand, a prediction, is a forethought.

13. An award given after someone’s death would be posthumous.

14. Care taken beforehand is a precaution.

15. We saw the first showing of the new movie. It was a premier.