Make the prefix ‘un-’ your friend to increase your vocabulary

Sunday, January 22, 2012

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One of the best ways to expand your English vocabulary is to become familiar with prefixes and suffixes. For example, The prefix un- is easy to use and remember.

When applied to adjectives, the prefix un- means not:
  • happy ---> unhappy
  • lucky ---> unlucky
  • afraid ---> unafraid
    • When added to verbs, the prefix un- indicates a reversal of action:
  • lock ---> unlock
  • pack --->unpack
  • wrap ---> unwrap
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