Learn some prefixes and meaning of prefixes along with compound words

PREFIXES

 Let us learn what prefixes are:

The base part of a word is called the root. A syllable or part added before a word in order to change its meaning is called a prefix. Prefixes mean something and therefore add that meaning to the word they are joined to.

A.Here are a few examples.

No.	Prefix	Meaning	Word
1	im-	not	impossible
2	dis-	away or aprt	disagree
3	mis-	wrong	misjudge
4	multi-	many	multiply
5	pre-	before	preview
6	bi-	twice	bisect
7	semi-	half	semi-precious

B. Match the given words with the rig ht prefix from the above list:

Comfort    loyal    movable    perfect    store
Reading        mature    final        behave    cycle

C. What are compound words?

When two words are brought together with or without a hyphen, they are called compound words. They give different meanings when they exist alone. e.g., postbox, pinpoint, cowshed, dry-clean, sense-organs.

Try this! - Match the following compound words and write them out:

first word	second word	new word
match	hole
card	pin
man	board
safety	fish
star	box

New words and their meanings:

gallop -  to run
glide - move smoothly
fascinate - to charm, attract
endangered - in danger of extinction
abundance - plenty, large quantity
valuable - costly, precious shrink - get smaller in size
destruction - damage, ruin
mammals - an animal that is born from its mother's body, not from an egg,and drinks its mother's milk as a baby.
exotic - unusual, out of the ordinary
extinct - wiped out, destroyed
merely - only