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Prefixes USING PREFIXES

Some words can take more
than one kind of prefix to
Prefixes are small groups of letters which can be See also: give different meanings.
added to the start of many words to give them Types of verbs 49
different meanings. Singular and plural nouns 69 Adjectives 92

PREFIXES
Prefixes attach to the start of a word to change its meaning. Prefixes
usually give the same change in meaning to each word they attach to.
COMMON PREFIXES

= not PREFIX MEANING SAMPLE SENTENCE

against
together

= wrongly not
former

not
between, among
= again
middle
wrongly

not
= not better than others

too much
after

FURTHER EXAMPLES before
again
oneself

under
above, over

reverse, cancel, not
beneath, below

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