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What is the purpose of prefixes in the English language?
What is the purpose of prefixes in the English language?
- To add letters to the end of base words
- To remove letters from base words
- To change the meaning of base words (correct)
- To make base words longer
Which of the following best describes a base word?
Which of the following best describes a base word?
- The largest part of a word
- The smallest part of a word that has meaning (correct)
- The part of a word that prefixes are added to
- A word without any meaning
What happens to the meaning of a word when a prefix is added?
What happens to the meaning of a word when a prefix is added?
- The word becomes a synonym
- The word becomes an antonym (correct)
- The meaning remains the same
- The word becomes shorter
If we add the prefix 'pre-' to the word 'fix,' what would be the new word?
If we add the prefix 'pre-' to the word 'fix,' what would be the new word?
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What is the purpose of prefixes in changing words?
What is the purpose of prefixes in changing words?
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Which of the following correctly describes a base word?
Which of the following correctly describes a base word?
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If you add the prefix 'dis-' to the base word 'like,' what would be the result?
If you add the prefix 'dis-' to the base word 'like,' what would be the result?
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What does adding 'un-' to the beginning of a word usually indicate?
What does adding 'un-' to the beginning of a word usually indicate?
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If you add 'post-' to 'date,' what does the new word 'postdate' mean?
If you add 'post-' to 'date,' what does the new word 'postdate' mean?
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