Spelling
it Rightprefix 1
Focus words
antibiotic
autograph
disappear
interfere
misconduct
prenatal
progress
reapply
subcontractor
unavailable
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PrefixesA prefix is a group of letters placed at the start of a
root word to change its meaning. Some complicated words
are less
difficult to spell if you are familiar with
prefixes.
Here
are some common examples in the following list:
| PREFIX |
MEANING |
EXAMPLES |
| anti- |
against or opposite to |
anticlockwise, antibiotic |
| auto- |
self |
autobiography, automat |
| dis- |
not, or away |
dissimilar, disconnect |
| in- |
not |
insane, inhuman |
| il- |
not |
illogical, illegal |
| im- |
not |
immature, improbable |
| ir- |
not |
irrelevant, irregular |
| inter- |
between |
international, intermarry |
| mis- |
wrong |
misunderstand, misspell |
| post- |
after |
postnatal, postscript |
| pre- |
before |
prenatal, prehistoric |
| pro- |
for, or forward |
propose, pro-British |
| re- |
again, or back |
rewrite, reconsider |
| sub- |
under |
submarine, substandard |
| super- |
above |
supervisor, superhuman |
| trans- |
across |
transport, transplant |
| un- |
not, or in reverse |
unfinished, unarmed |
Now memorize the focus words and test yourself on them
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