Single inverted commas

Although it is usual to enclose a word under discussion in single inverted commas, I have chosen instead to emphasise it in red to prevent confusion with apostrophes.
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Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Prefixes

Prefixes are syllables which add on to the start of a word to change its meaning.
Usually you tack them on without any alteration: dis + appear = disappear 
Keep any double letters that result: dis + satisfaction = dissatisfaction

Common prefixes are: dis, un, mis, re, al (not all), pre, bi, semi, tri, ex, inter, post, trans

Some prefixes change their first letter to make the words easier to pronounce:
in + legal + illegal   in + mature = immature   sub + fix = suffix
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