prefixes

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Prefixes are word parts at the beginning of a word that give us details about the root word's meaning. This is our list of commonly used word parts that we will study.

im- ir- il- || not, without || geo- || earth, land || con- com- col- || with, together || multi- || many, more than one, several || =Example of vocabulary collecting with [|Mr. Stick to Personify words] images and ideas from CorbettHarrison.com=
 * in-
 * auto- || self ||
 * terr-
 * mar- || sea, ocean ||
 * tele- || distance, far away from ||
 * co-
 * ex- || out, away from, apart from ||
 * poly-
 * pro- || for, in favor of, toward ||
 * de - || down, away from, off ||
 * inter- || between, among ||
 * mid- || in the middle ||
 * sub- || below, underneath ||
 * super- || above, beyond, more than usual ||
 * di- || apart, in different directions, split ||
 * ==examples of "ex-" words== ||  ||   ||
 * exclamation || * [noun] a single word or phrase that is said when a person has strong feelings. "Wow!" is an exclamation that people use when they are surprised or amazed. "Oh dear!" is an exclamation that people use when something disappoints or worries them. ||
 * exhale || * [verb] to breathe out; give out breath or vapor. ||
 * exhaust || * [verb] to make tired; wear out. ||
 * exit || # [noun] a way out.
 * 1) [verb] to go out; leave. ||
 * expand || * [verb] to make larger or wider. ||
 * explode || * [verb] to suddenly break into very small pieces with great noise and energy. ||
 * explore || * [verb] to travel in order to discover or search for something. ||
 * export || * [verb] to send to another country to sell. ||
 * exterior || * [adjective] on the outside of something. ||
 * extinguish || * [verb] to put out; stop the burning of. ||  ||