VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

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Prefixes 

A prefix is a group of letters or syllable which is attached to the front of a root word to form another word which usually changes its meaning. 

The following are examples with their meaning. 

Prefix Meaning New Words/Derivative 
un- not         unhappy, untrue 
dis-         not         discomfort, dislike 
non- not         nonsense, non-smoker
mis- wrong mismanage, mislead 
mal- bad         malfunction, maltreat 
super-        exceeding supernatural, superman 
out-        exceed outdo, outlive 
sub- below substandard,subhuman
hyper- beyond hypertension, hyperactive 
anti- against anti-social, antiviral 

EVALUATION
Form words with these prefixes: pro-, inter-, trans-, pre-, over-, under- 

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