Understanding Prefixes

The video tutorial introduces prefixes, which are parts of words added to the beginning to change their meaning. It focuses on three prefixes: 're-' meaning again, 'mis-' meaning wrong, and 'pre-' meaning before. The tutorial provides examples for each prefix, such as 'refill', 'misspell', and 'pretest', to illustrate how they alter the meanings of base words. The video encourages students to think about familiar words and their meanings, even if they are unsure about the prefix.

What is a prefix?

• A word part that changes the tense of a word

• A word part added in the middle of a word

• A word part added to the beginning of a word

• A word part added to the end of a word

Which of the following is NOT a prefix mentioned in the introduction?

• re-

• mis-

• sub-

• post-

What does the prefix 're-' mean?

• Before

• Wrong

• Again

• Not

If you 'remake' something, what are you doing?

• Making it for the first time

• Making it again

• Making it incorrectly

• Making it before

What does the prefix 'mis-' signify?

• Before

• Wrong

• Again

• After

If you 'misplace' an item, what have you done?

• Placed it correctly

• Placed it in the wrong location

• Placed it after

• Placed it before

What does the prefix 'pre-' mean?

• Again

• Wrong

• After

• Before

What is a 'pretest'?

• A test taken without preparation

• A test taken during the main test

• A test taken before the main test

• A test taken after the main test

Which prefix would you use to indicate doing something incorrectly?

• pre-

• mis-

• un-

• re-

Which prefix would you use to indicate doing something before?

• sub-

• mis-

• re-

• pre-