by Phil Williams | Mar 19, 2015 | Definitions, Vocabulary, Words
Parts of words in English can often give you valuable clues to their meaning. Prefixes and suffixes usually modify the word they are attached to, so if you understand the meaning of a prefix, you can increase your understanding of a number of new words, and improve...
by Phil Williams | Jul 9, 2013 | Definitions, Exercises, Grammar, Words
Prefixes are groups of letters added before the root of a word to change its meaning. They are used before many words. For example, in the word prefix, pre – itself is a prefix (meaning before). Prefixes can be used for a number of purposes, for instance they...