Spelling Prefixes
Add the base word or root without any spelling changes
dis + appoint ->
disappoint
dis + obey -> disobey
dis + satisfied -> dissatisfied with
+ hold -> withhold
un + natural -> unnatural
mis + spell -> misspell
Prefixes that ADAPT (adding ‘ad’, ‘con’, ‘in’, ‘ob’, ‘sub’, ‘dis’)
Some prefixes adapt to suit the first letter of the
base word or root.
(ad = to/towards)
ad + range -> arrange ad + claim
-> acclaim ad + quire -> acquire
ad + tract -> attract ad +
nounce -> announce ad
+ quit -> acquit
ad + pear -> appear ad +
sociate -> associate
(con = with/together) (in
= not)
con + mend -> commend in + mortal -> immortal in + noble -> unnoble
con + mit -> commit in + legal -> illegal in + legible ->
illegible
con + rupt -> corrupt in + responsible -> irresponsible
(ob = against) (sub
= under)
ob + cur -> occur sub
+ fix -> suffix
ob + position -> opposition sub + press -> suppress
Prefixes ending in
‘l’
(drop one ‘l’)
all + mighty -> almighty all + together -> altogether well + fare -> welfare
all + right -> alright well
+ come -> welcome
Examples:
company -> accompany quit
-> acquit custom
-> accustom
grieve -> aggrieve rect
-> correct gravate
-> aggravate
lapse -> collapse pose
-> oppose cur
-> occur
press -> suppress nounce
-> announce casion
-> occasion
point -> appoint proximate
-> approximate nihilate
-> annihilate
CEED or CEDE
Rhyme: with ‘suc-‘, ‘ex-‘ and ‘pro-‘, double ‘e’ must go.
- succeed, exceed, proceed -> suc, ex and pro
- precede, intercede, accede
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