A prefix is a word part (afix) that is added to the beginning of a root word.Today's lesson was about the prefixes un-and re-: the prefix un- means "not" or "opposite of"; the prefix re- means "again" or "back to". Learning prefixes will help us better understand meanings of words.
The words that were the basis for the explanation were:
When the prefix re- and un- are added to a base word the meaning of the base word changes. The structure of the preset words is:
Prefix | + | Base Word | = | New Word | Meaning |
re- | make | remake | to make again |
re- | tell | retell | to tell again |
un- | fair | unfair | not fair |
un- | sure | unsure | the opposite of sure |
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