A practicum level task for task 3.4.

1. Prefixes

2. What is a prefix?
• A prefix is a an affix.
• A prefix changes the meaning of a root word.
• A prefix must be added to the beginning of a root
word.
• A prefix is NOT a word.

3. EXAMPLES
• Bi-
▫ Bicycle
▫ Biannually
▫ Bilingual
• Pre-
▫ Preview
▫ Predict
▫ Prepare

4. Multi --- Many
• Multinational,
• multilingual
• multicultural

5. un --- not
• unhappy
• unimpressed
• unprepared

6. trans --- across
• transatlantic
• transcanadian
• transnational

7. Re --- do again
• review
• reread
• restart

8. cyber --- related to
• cyberspace
• cyberfriends
computers
• cyberbullying

9. inter --- between
• international
• interplanetary
• intercity

10. mis --- Wrong /
• mistake incorrect
• misinform
• mishappen

11. Can you think of any
other prefixes?