Adding a Prefix with a Hyphen
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.2.1
Adding a Prefix with a Hyphen: Prefix 'co-'
If a prefix ends with a vowel and the root word starts with the same vowel, we can use a hyphen to join them.
Prefixes
- Some examples of prefixes are:
- 'co-'
- 're-'
- 'anti-'
- 'pro-'
Co-operate
- Prefix: 'co-'(ends in vowel).
- Word: operate (begins with the same vowel).
- prefix + word → co-operate
Re-evaluate
- Prefix: 're-' (ends in vowel).
- Word: evaluate (begins with the same vowel).
- prefix + word → re-evaluate
Anti-inflammatory
- Prefix: 'anti-' (ends in vowel).
- Word: inflammatory (begins with the same vowel).
- prefix + word → anti-inflammatory
Test yourself on Adding a Prefix with a Hyphen
What is the correct way to combine the prefix 're' with the word 'enter'?