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Excel Tutorial for Beginners [Made Easy]

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A prefix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word (or word root) that partly indicates its meaning. For example, the word prefix itself begins with the prefix pre-, which generally means "before" or "in front of." (By contrast, a letter or group of letters attaching to the end of a word is called a suffix.)

Many of today's English words contain prefixes from Greek or Latin. Understanding the meanings of the most common prefixes can help us deduce the definition of new words that we run across in our reading, especially knowing that they can make a word mean its opposite, such as the difference between possible and im possible.

Still, we do need to be careful. The same prefix may be ​ spelled in more than one way (pre- and pro-, for instance), and some prefixes (such as in-) have more than one meaning (in this case, "not" or "without" versus "in" or "into"). Even so, being able to recognize prefixes can help us build our vocabularies and parse out words we may not know.

To Hyphenate or Not?

Rules vary as to when a word should have a hyphen separating it from its prefix. Go by the dictionary if you are unsure. If you are writing a paper for a class and a particular style guide is used, such as MLA, the Chicago Manual of Style, or APA, the stylebook may have a hyphenation guide or a preferred dictionary to follow for which words to hyphenate and which to close up. If a prefix is attached to a proper noun, you generally hyphenate, such as pre-World War II or anti-American.

The following table defines and illustrates 36 common prefixes.

Common Prefixes

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Understanding the meanings of common prefixes can help us deduce the meanings of new words. This table defines and illustrates 36 common prefixes.

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A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word or to change the grammatical function (or part of speech) of the word. For example, the verb read is made into the noun reader by adding the suffix -er. Similarly, read is made into the adjective readable by adding the suffix -able.

Understanding Suffix Meanings

Understanding the meanings of the common suffixes can help you figure out the meanings of new words you encounter. In some cases, the spelling of a root or base word changes when a suffix is added. For example, in words ending in y preceded by a consonant (such as the noun beauty and the adjective ugly), the y may change to an i when a suffix is added (as in the adjective beautiful and the noun ugliness). In words ending in silent -e (such as use and adore), the final -e may be dropped when the suffix that's added begins with a vowel (as in usable and adorable).

As with all spelling rules, there are exceptions. Not all suffixes can be added to all roots. For example, the adjective beautiful is formed by adding the suffix -ful to the noun beauty, and the noun ugliness is formed by adding the suffix -ness to the adjective ugly.

Also note that a suffix may have more than one meaning. With adjectives and adverbs, for instance, the - er suffix usually conveys the comparative meaning of "more" (as in the adjectives kinder and longer). But in some cases, the -er ending can also refer to someone who performs a particular action (such as a dancer or builder) or to someone who lives in a particular place (such as a New Yorker or a Dubliner).

Common Suffixes in English

Think of the 26 common suffixes that follow as clues to the meanings of words, however, bear in mind that the meanings of words are best determined by studying the contexts in which they are used as well as the construction of the words themselves.

Noun Suffixes:

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A List of 26 Common Suffixes in English (With Examples)

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Understanding the meanings of common suffixes can help learners deduce the meanings of words they encounter, as a table and explanations illustrate.

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Try the internet basics quiz first!

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Home | Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment

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The Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment defines the basic skills needed to use a computer and the internet in daily life, employment, and higher education. Online, self-guided modules assess the ability of adults to perform these tasks.

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1. Explain one of the pros of having digital technology, such as smart phones, computers, and the internet.

2. Explain one of the cons of digital technology.

3. How many digital devices do you own? Include assistants such as Alexa, streaming devices, and stand-alone devices such as tablets. Which one do you use the most?

4. What are some ways you try to limit your use of the internet?

5. What are some technology skills you've learned that will likely be useful in the workplace?

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What Is Digital Literacy (and How to Best Communicate It)? | YourDictionary

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Internet | Pros, Cons, Debate, Arguments, Human Brain, Technology, & Internet | Britannica

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Is the Internet “making us stupid”? Learn the pros and cons of the debate.

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Complete the following using information from the Pro/Con article.

What is the topic/question?

Is the Internet making us stupid?

What is your opinion about the topic?

Reason #1 for your opinion

Reason #2 for your opinion

Now combine your opinion and your reasons into a THESIS STATEMENT

What is the other side of the argument?

Some people say...

Finally, explain why it’s invalid/wrong.

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Why we need to teach digital literacy in schools

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Technology has huge benefits in education, but kids need to learn how to use it properly.

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1. Which question did most people get wrong?

2. What year was this survey conducted? Do you think Americans would do better today?

3. Who the heck is Jack Dorsey?

4. What question/s could we add to this list when we consider the latest internet-related issues?

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IXL | Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- | Level L language arts

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Improve your language arts knowledge with free questions in “Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-” and thousands of other language arts skills.

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IXL | Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness | Level E language arts

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Improve your language arts knowledge with free questions in "Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness" and thousands of other language arts skills.

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Rearrange the sentences to make a strong body paragraph.

A) Examples of finding information include looking up an address using a maps application or locating an online recipe to print out.

B) In the end, digital literacy will remain an essential skill as long as computers and the internet exist.

C) Digital literacy can be defined as an individual's ability to find and evaluate information using digital platforms.

D) Think about how easy it is for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create fake photos and news stories that look real!

E) Finding information is an integral part of living in modern society.

F) Along with finding information, it's also more important than ever that we are able to evaluate the credibility of that material.