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Under and Over – prefixes to expand your vocabulary

Jay — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:08:56 +0000

‘Over’ and ‘under’ are prepositions, but they can also be prefixes. Add them to the start of other words and they can form new words. Learn the meanings of 22 over- and under- words in this video lesson. [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this post with a friend”] Over and under – they’re prepositions. But […]

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The suffix -ion (-tion, -sion)

Jay — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:36:25 +0000

Learn how we can use the (very useful and very common) suffix -ion to turn many English verbs into nouns. Click here to see more videos about prefixes and suffixes. The ion suffix video I have a question. If a word ends in -ion, what kind of word is it? It’s probably a noun, a […]

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The three meanings of the English prefix anti-

Jay — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:43:35 +0000

Learn about the English prefix anti-. Explore words like anticlockwise, anti-war, antiseptic and understand the three meanings that commonly come with this prefix: the opposite, being against something and prevention. The English Click here to see other prefix and suffix videos. Click here to see other vocabulary videosprefix anti- video script I’ve got three meanings […]

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The -able suffix

Jay — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:23:54 +0000

When we add the suffix -able to verbs, we can form new words – adjectives that indicate you can do something. What kind of words are these? What part of speech? They’re all adjectives. When you see -able on the end of a word, it’s probably an adjective. It generally means you can do something. […]

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The bi- prefix. Learn its meaning and see examples

Jay — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:19:51 +0000

Watch this video to learn about English words with the bi- prefix. Learn the meaning of bi- and see examples. Also learn the difference between bi-weekly, biannual and biennial. Click here to see other prefix and suffix videos. Bi- prefix video script What does the bi- in bicycle mean? Bi means two. A bicycle has […]

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The -aholic and -oholic suffixes

Jay — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:00:35 +0000

Learn how to use the prefixes -aholic and -oholic to create new words. Get creative and make up your own new English words. Can you think of any words that end -oholic? The most frequent one is alcoholic. This is whisky. It’s an alcoholic drink. And this is orange juice. It’s a soft drink. Alcoholic […]

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Grow your English Vocabulary Fast with Prefixes and Suffixes

Jay — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 16:56:33 +0000

Watch this video to find out about our prefixes and suffixes playlist. Do you want to grow your English vocabulary? Then I’m making a playlist for you. Come and get them. Come and get them. Ten English words for the price of one. Really? That’s amazing. What a good deal! This is the best place […]

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