Word formation - prefixes
"A pre-war model in a post-war setting."The beginning of a word is often a prefix, like pre- and post- above. Understanding the use and the meaning of Latin (and some Greek) prefixes like pre- (before) and post- (after) increases your word knowledge and your word formation skills tremendously.
As there are not an awful lot of prefixes, it is really a super investment to get to know them!
| 1 | - Prefixes reveal a lot of secrets
This is an introduction to prefixes. Learn the basics and start analysing words you read and hear.
| 2 | - A list of general prefixes
These are common prefixes, together with explanations and examples. Practise what you learnt in exercise | 1 |
| 3 | - A list of number prefixes
There are a number of Greek and Latin prefixes that denote number. The Latin root -later- means side. How many sides are there?
