If you know the meaning of some common word parts, it'll be easier for you to figure out the meaning of a word. Let's begin to examine this.
Some words have prefixes. Those are word parts that come in the beginning of the word. Think about the word "misunderstand." That word has the prefix "mis-" in it. (The dash is used to show that something would follow that word part.) Another common prefix is "un-," as in "undo," "untie," or "unwrap."
Other words may have suffixes. A suffix is a word part that comes at the end of the word. Let's look at the words "edible" and "drivable." The suffixes "-ible" and "-able" mean "can be done." So "edible" means that something can be eaten. You might say that potato chips are very edible. The word "drivable" means that something is able to be driven. Your vehicle, if it's in working order, is drivable.
Fun fact: Did you know that the four most common prefixes and suffixes account for 97% of all words that use a prefix or suffix in written school English?
Did you know much about prefixes & suffixes already? If not, that's ok. The next few blog posts will focus on this a bit more! Are you ready to learn more about word parts?
2 comments:
Mirlene Word parts
I learned so much in the blog, for this reason I will be able and capable to my writing in English.
Knowing prefix and suffix really helps to figure out the meanings.
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