What is the prefix of supermarket?
What is the prefix of supermarket?
Prefixes
| word | prefix | new word |
|---|---|---|
| cultural | multi- | multicultural |
| work | over- | overwork |
| space | cyber- | cyberspace |
| market | super- | supermarket |
What is suffix prefix?
A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word that changes the word’s meaning. A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word that changes the word’s meaning.
What is a prefix?
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word. The word prefix is itself made up of the stem fix (meaning “attach”, in this case), and the prefix pre- (meaning “before”), both of which are derived from Latin roots.
What’s a prefix example?
A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word. For example, the word “unhappy” consists of the prefix “un-” [which means “not”] combined with the root (or stem) word “happy”; the word “unhappy” means “not happy.” A suffix is a group of letters placed after the root of a word.
Which prefix means used to be?
Prefixes
| prefix | meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| be- | cause to be (added to adjectives) | |
| com- | also co-, col-, con-, cor- | with, jointly, completely |
| contra- | against, opposite | |
| counter- | opposition, opposite direction | |
IS ANTI a root or prefix?
The origin of the prefix anti- and its variant ant- is an ancient Greek word which meant “against” or “opposite.” These prefixes appear in numerous English vocabulary words, such as antifreeze, antidote, antonym, and antacid.
Which prefix means many much?
poly- many
What prefix means two?
Different prefixes, roots, or suffixes may have the same meaning. For example, the prefixes bi-, di-, and duo- all mean “two.”
Are suffix words?
A suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word which makes a new word. In the table above, the suffix -ful has changed verbs to adjectives, -ment, and -ion have changed verbs to nouns. If you see a word ending in -ment, for example, it is likely to be a noun (e.g. commitment, contentment)..