A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning is called what?

A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning is called what?

• A. Suffix
• B. Prefix
• C. Infix
• D. Root

Answer: (B)

Prefixes are groups of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. This item is about how adding something at the start can Flip or modify what the word means, like un- in unhappy or re- in rewrite. A suffix, in contrast, sits at the end of a word (such as -ing or -ed), an infix is something inserted inside a word in some languages, and the root is the base word without any affixes. So the starting piece that changes meaning is a prefix.

Prefixes are groups of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. This item is about how adding something at the start can Flip or modify what the word means, like un- in unhappy or re- in rewrite. A suffix, in contrast, sits at the end of a word (such as -ing or -ed), an infix is something inserted inside a word in some languages, and the root is the base word without any affixes. So the starting piece that changes meaning is a prefix.