Prefix and Suffix Review

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What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

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It means 'not' or 'opposite of'. For example, 'happy' becomes 'unhappy', which means 'not happy'.

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What does the prefix 're-' mean?

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It means 'again' or 'back'. For example, 'do' becomes 'redo', which means 'to do again'.

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What does the prefix 'pre-' mean?

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It means 'before'. For example, 'view' becomes 'preview', which means 'to view before'.

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What does the prefix 'mis-' mean?

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It means 'wrong' or 'badly'. For example, 'spell' becomes 'misspell', which means 'to spell wrong'.

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What does the suffix '-ful' mean?

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It means 'full of'. For example, 'joy' becomes 'joyful', which means 'full of joy'.

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What does the suffix '-less' mean?

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It means 'without'. For example, 'care' becomes 'careless', which means 'without care'.

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What does the suffix '-er' mean?

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It means 'one who does'. For example, 'teach' becomes 'teacher', which means 'one who teaches'.

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What does the suffix '-ing' indicate?

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It indicates an action or process. For example, 'run' becomes 'running', which means the action of running.

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What does the suffix '-ed' indicate?

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It indicates the past tense of a verb. For example, 'play' becomes 'played', which means the action of playing in the past.

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What is the meaning of the word 'nonsense'?

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It means 'no sense' or something that does not make sense.