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A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word.
Often the new word is just written as one word, for example:
undo
defrost
Sometimes, however, a hyphen (-) is used to join prefixes to words, for example:
de-ice
re-enter
In the above examples, the prefix ends with a vowel and the root word begins with a vowel, so using a hyphen makes the new word easier to read. Without the hyphen we would get deice and reenter, which look very strange!
Words beginning with the prefix co- can be written with or without prefixes. Both of the following are correct.
co-operate
cooperate
In this worksheet, you can practise adding prefixes to root words and deciding whether or not to use a hyphen.
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