Prefix (grammar lesson)


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Prefix - Glossary of Terms

Prefix

A prefix is added to the front of a word to change its meaning. Both prefixes and suffixes (added to the back) are affixes. Prefixes are sometimes hyphenated.

Examples:

anti-war (prefix "anti"), preconception (prefix "pre"), postnatal (prefix "post")

Interactive xample:

Anti-government troops rallied around the ex-President on the square. [show me the prefixes]

When connected to a title, a prefix is not written with a capital letter (unless it starts the sentence).

I met ex-President Clinton.

See also:

Glossary of grammatical terms

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