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Lessons 16 - 18 Prefixes

Play this game to get acquainted with the prefixes (beginning parts) of the words in Lessons 16-18.

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a-, an-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, non-means "not"
mega-means "great" and "large"
en- and em-means "in," "into," and "with"
in-, -im-means "in"
intro- and intra-means "in" and "into"
semi-, hemi-means "half"
multi-, poly-means "many"
prefixan affix (group of letters) placed before a base or another prefix, as un- in unkind, un- and re- in unrewarding
affixsomething that is joined or attached (example: prefixes and suffixes are affixes because they are joined to root words)
rootthe form of a word after all affixes are removed (example: organize is the root word of disorganization when you remove the prefix dis- and the suffix -ation)
suffixan affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly


Ferguson Middle School 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher
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