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Building Vocabulary from Word Roots
GOAL!
Prefix....anti, ante
1. anti = "against, opposite"
2. ante = "before"
Prefix.......... a-, ab-, abs
"away, from; away from"
aberation - different from what is expected (moved away from the norm)
absolve - forgive and free from wrongdoing (moved away from the guilt)
Assimilation - sometimes the spelling of prefixes changes to facilitate pronunciation.
The n of the prefix in- changes into a "double consonant" when the word would be too hard to pronounce.
in- + legal = illegal or in- + regular = irregular
When the base of the word begins with "b" or "p", the prefix in- changes to im-.
in- + bibe = imbibe or in- + port = import
Prefix ----------- in
(im, il, ir)
1. Negative ("not")
It was impossible to see, because the fog had made the road ahead invisible.
2. Directional ("in, on, into")
Goods that are imported undergo inspection upon arrival.
Building Vocabulary from Word Roots
PREFIXes
They can negate a base.
un + able = unable or non + sense = nonsense
They can give a base direction.
sub+marine = submarine or ex + port = export.
They can intensify a base's meaning.
per + fection = perfection or con + cise = concise
How do they work???
- Prefixes come at the beginning of a word.
- Bases describe the main idea, and come in the middle of the word.
- Suffixes come at the end of words.
Over 60% of all words in the English dictionary are based on Greek or Latin roots.
90% of English words with more than two syllables come from Greek or Latin.