12.07.2015 Views

The Reading Teacher's Sourcebook - The Meadows Center for ...

The Reading Teacher's Sourcebook - The Meadows Center for ...

The Reading Teacher's Sourcebook - The Meadows Center for ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Common PrefixesPREFIX% of AllPrefixedWords MEANING EXAMPLESUn- 26 Not, opposite of unaware, unbelievable, unsureRe- 14 Again redo, replayIm-, in-, il-, ir- 11 Not impossible, incapable, illogical,irregularDis- 7 Not, opposite of dishonest, disgraceful, discoverEn-, em- 4 Cause to enable, emblazeNon- 4 Not nonstick, nonfiction, nonexistentIn-, im- 3 In, into injectOver- 3 Too much overtime, overeatMis- 3 Wrongly misunderstand, misuseSub- 3 Under subsurface, subwayPre- 3 Be<strong>for</strong>e prepay, preschoolInter- 3 Between international, interactFore- 3 Be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>for</strong>ethoughtDe- 2 Opposite of decaffeinated, dehydrateTrans- 2 Across transatlanticSuper- 1 Above superhero, supermodelSemi- 1 Half semiannual, semicolonAnti- 1 Against antiwar, antisocialMid- 1 Middle midyear, midnightUnder- 1 Too little underweight, underpaidAll others 3Top 20 prefixes from Carroll, J. B., Davies, P., & Richman, B. (1971). <strong>The</strong> American heritage world frequency book. Boston:Houghten Mifflin; as cited in White, Sowell, & Yanagihara, 1989.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> Teacher’s <strong>Sourcebook</strong> 355

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!