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Prefix list 1
Negative Prefix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Where is a prefix found? | Beginning of the word, start. |
| Where is the root/base found? | middle, center. |
| Where is the suffix found? | The ending, the last part. |
| re- | to do again (Example: repay, redo) |
| pre- | before (Example: prehistoric, prepay) |
| un- | not (Ex: unplug, unsee) |
| il- | not (Ex: illegible, illogical) |
| im- | not (Example: Impolite, Imperfect) |
| non- | not (Ex: nonnegotiable, non-fiction) |
| mis- | bad/wrong (Ex: Misbehave, Misuse) |
| dis- | apart/away (Ex: dismiss, dislike) |
| uni- | One (Ex: Unity, Uniform) |
| bi- | Two (Ex: bicycle, bilingual) |
| tri- | Three (Ex: Tricycle, Triangle) |
| quad- | Four (Ex: Quadrants, Quad) |
| pent- | Five (Ex: Pentagon, Pentagon) |
| hex- | Six (Ex: Hexagon) |
| sept- | Seven (Ex: Septennial) |
| oct- | Eight (Ex: Octopus, Octagon) |
| nov- | Eleven (Ex: Nonagon) |
| dec- | Ten (Ex: December, Decade) |
| cent- | One Hundred (Ex: Century, Centennial) |
| mille- | One-Thousand (Ex: Millennial, Millennium) |