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Prefixes

Prefixes. I can outscream a panther and outrun a cheetah!. What’s so amazing about that sentence? I can outscream a panther and outrun a cheetah !. outscream. outrun. Both of these words use a prefix. Prefix. So, what is a prefix?.

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Prefixes

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  1. Prefixes I can outscream a panther and outrun a cheetah!

  2. What’s so amazing about that sentence?I can outscream a panther and outrun a cheetah! • outscream • outrun • Both of these words use a prefix.

  3. Prefix So, what is a prefix? A prefix is a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning.

  4. So, when I say, “I can outscream a panther and outrun a cheetah!”, I am using the word ‘out’ in a different way. Here, the prefix “out’ means to exaggerate something, to outdo everyone else.

  5. Can you think of other words that use ‘out’ as a prefix?

  6. Races! • un- • re- • in- • im- • ir- • il- • dis-

  7. Races! • pre- • non- • over- • mis- • sub-

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