Good morning,

grade 8!
“Bring Me My
Meaning”
 The First Plane
The first plane was designed by Wilbur and
Orville Wright. The day they tried to fly it; it
was unable to fly high. They knew that the
design was imperfect. The brothers were
unhappy, but they also knew that flying was
impossible. They replaced their old design
with anew one, and it proved to be a big
success.
Our lesson today is all about,
“Prefix.” This lesson will help
you to use word parts in Listen!

determining word meanings.

A lot of words that you read are made up of
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roots or base words. Each base word may

have either a prefix added at the beginning
or a suffix added at the end. Prefixes and
suffixes are called affixes.
 What is an affix?

Affix is an additional element

placed at the beginning or end of
a root, stem, or word, or in the What?

body of a word, to modify its

meaning.
 Prefix
is a letter or letters which we
add to the beginning of a
word to make a new word
with a different meaning.
 Suffix
Suffix is a group of letters added
to the end of a word to modify it,
change its meaning and alter its
grammatical function in a
sentence.
For example, the word impossible is
formed by adding the prefix im-,
which means “not.” Therefore,
impossible means “not possible.”
Prefix Base Word New Word

im- possible impossible

mal- nourish malnourish

Common
prefixes
 Prefix Meaning Example

a-, an- without atheist

ante- before antedate

Prefix Meaning Example

anti- against antisocial

auto- self automobile

 Prefix Meaning Example

co- with copilot

contra- against contradict

Prefix Meaning Example

de- off devalue

dis- not disappear

Prefix Meaning Example

en- put into encircle

ex- former ex-president

Prefix Meaning Example

ex- out of extract

extra- beyond extracurricula

r
 Prefix Meaning Example

homo- same homonym

il-, not, illegal

Prefix Meaning Example

im- not immoral

in- not inconsiderate

Prefix Meaning Example

ir not irresponsible

inter- between international

Prefix Meaning Example

micro- small microchip

mono- one monosyllabic

Prefix Meaning Example

pre- before precede

pro- forward project

Prefix Meaning Example

sub- under submarine

tri- three tricycle

Prefix Meaning Example

un- not unfinished

1. What is an affix?

2. What are the two

main types of affix?
3. What do we call an affix
found at the beginning of a
word?
At the end of the word?
 4. Do you think prefixes are
important in your life
especially as a student? Why
and how?
 Assignment

List twenty of the prefixes discussed.

Use the prefixes you listed and
construct your own sentence for each
prefix. Write it in a one-whole sheet of
paper.
Thank
you!