For the past two weeks The Brown Word Study Group has been studying suffixes, this week we are turning our attention to prefixes. "A prefix is a group of letters attached to the beginning of a root or word (or even group of words) serving to modify and/or extend meaning. Prefixes generally have an easily understood meaning in and of themselves, which they apply to the root word to which they are affixed." The goal is for students to identify prefixes understand what they mean, explain how the addition of a prefix changes the meaning of a word and learn to spell them correctly. The prefixes that we are working on this week are -in,-un, -dis, -mis. Below you will find their meanings:
un-"not" or "the opposite of"
in- not
mis- bad or badly
dis- not or the opposite of
un-"not" or "the opposite of"
in- not
mis- bad or badly
dis- not or the opposite of
uneasy misspell disbelief infrequent undress misleading disease insane | insincere unaware misfortune disorder inhuman unfasten mischief disrespect | dishonest informal unknown mistake disconnect inexpensive untidy discourage |