- The Constitutional Preamble is the beginning of America’s founding document. It comes
before the Bill of Rights.
re- again
- If your teacher tells you to redo your homework, you need to do it again.
- When you refresh the page in your web browser, the page loads again.
- A rebound in basketball allows the player to grab the ball again, after it bounces off the
backboard.
sub- under
- The city subway runs under the streets and buildings above (literally, “under the way”).
- A submarine travels under the surface of the ocean. (Marine means “relating to the sea
or ocean.”) • If your schoolwork is substandard, it is below the usual standards of
excellence.
super- higher; better
- Superman, with his X-ray vision and superhuman strength is above (“higher than”) that
of mere mortals. - The Super Bowl is the best and most competitive football game of the season.
- Supersonic airplanes can travel faster than the speed of sound. (Son- means “sound.”)
A: Amorphous means “having no shape.”trans- across
- To transfer is to move across something.
- The Transcontinental Railroad of the 19th century allowed passengers to travel across
the entire continent on a train. - To transmit sound is to move it from one place to another.
Got all of that? Great! Now it’s time to put your newfound knowledge to the test by completing
the exercises on the next page.