Add correct prefixes to the following words to create new words. Write the new word along with its meaning in the space given below. Prefix | Word | New word | Meaning Un- | common | uncommon | Something that is not easily found ___ | write | ___ | ___ ___ | aware | ___ | ___ ___ | comfortable | ___

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First, the rule the book gives you. A prefix is a small part that we add at the front of a word. It changes what the word means. un- means not .   un + happy = unhappy (not happy) re- means again .   re + draw = redraw (draw again) How to choose. Ask yourself one question: does the sentence mean not this thing, or does it mean doing this thing a second time ? If it means not , use un- . If it means again , use re- . Here is the completed table. Prefix Word New word Meaning Un- common uncommon Something that is not easily found. (This one was done for you.) Re- write rewrite To write something again, usually to make it better or neater. Un- aware unaware Not knowing about something; having no idea that it is there. Un- comfortable uncomfortable Not comfortable; not easy or pleasant to sit in, wear or be in. Re- arrange rearrange To arrange things again, in a new order or a new place. Re- think rethink To think about something again, and perhaps change your mind. Now use each new word in a sentence: A blue rose is uncommon , so people stop to look at it. My handwriting was untidy, so I had to rewrite the whole page. Ravi was unaware that the bell had rung. The wooden bench was hard and uncomfortable . We must rearrange the desks for the drawing class. Our team lost, so the captain will rethink the plan. Watch out: Not every word takes every prefix. We say unhappy , but never “rehappy”. We say rewrite , but never “unwrite”. Say the new word aloud — if it sounds wrong,

Prefix	Word	New word	Meaning
Un-	common	uncommon	Something that is not easily found. (This one was done for you.)
Re-	write	rewrite	To write something again, usually to make it better or neater.
Un-	aware	unaware	Not knowing about something; having no idea that it is there.
Un-	comfortable	uncomfortable	Not comfortable; not easy or pleasant to sit in, wear or be in.
Re-	arrange	rearrange	To arrange things again, in a new order or a new place.
Re-	think	rethink	To think about something again, and perhaps change your mind.

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