If something is “disheveled” or “unkempt,” could it also be “heveled” or “kempt”? So asked Ruth Penticoff of New Milford, Ill. And my wife threw in “disgruntled” and “gruntled.” So let’s explore the ...

Mrs. Mora teaches us how large words can be easily decoded by understanding word parts. Learn strategies to help decode words using prefixes and suffixes. Mrs. Mora teaches us how large words, like ...

They are inconspicuous and usually very short – but they can have a great effect: In the German language, prefixes sometimes succeed in completely changing the meaning of a word. If you read carefully ...

Prefixes are a group of letters that change the meaning of a word when they are added to the start. The prefix un- usually means 'not', so the new word means the opposite of the original. In this ...

Iso-: A prefix meaning “equal.” It is extensively used in meteorology in conjunction with another word to denote lines on a weather map along which values of a given element, such as temperature ...

Prefixes and suffixes can help us understand challenging words related to travel. Take a trip with Mrs. Mora as she teaches us how prefixes and suffixes can help us understand challenging words ...

Iso-: A prefix meaning “equal,” used in meteorology in conjunction with another word to denote lines on a weather map along which values of a given element, such as temperature (isotherm), are ...