Decoding Word

Meaning through
Prefixes
 a process by which new words are
formed through the use of affixes

Affixes refer to prefixes, suffixes,

and other parts added to a root
or base to create new words.
 a letter or group of letters placed
before and attached to a base or
root word to form a new word
Prefix Base or Root New Word
dis- (not) band disband
hyper- (over) active hyperactive
fore- (beforehand) tell foretell
Anglo-Saxon Meanings Example
Prefix
fore- Beforehand, forecast
front, before
mis- bad, badly, mislead
wrongly
out- beyond, out, more outstanding
than
over- too, excessively, overwhelmed
over, beyond
under- beneath, lower, underline
insufficient(ly)
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1. forecast 8. underline
2. outspoken 9. forefront
3. underpaid 10. overwhelmed
4. mislead 11. outgrown
5. outsmart 12. undersigned
6. oversupply 13. foremost
7. misdeeds
CLUSTER PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE

dis- Discomfort

il- Illegal

im- Immortal

NEGATIVE in- not Insane

ir- Irregular

non- Nontoxic

un- unnatural
CLUSTER PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE

ante- antedate

pre- before prelims

pro- propose

TIME post- after Postdate

ex- former Ex-president

re- again repair

retro- Backward retrospect

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A.
1. nonverbal 6. irreversible
2. immodest 7. discourteous
3. insincere 8. illogical
4. nonviolence 9. unproductive
5. inflexible 10. disarray
B.
1. anteater 6. antelope
2. preachment 7. retrofire
3. republic 8. experience
4. prowess 9. precisely
5. postmaster 10. reptilian
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