What do the words repeat, restart, review, and remember all have in common?
They all ask you to do something again.
- Repeat = say something again
- Restart = begin something again
- Review = look at something again
- Remember = think of something again
With all four words, the prefix re- is key. Once you know how to use this prefix, you can use it to make other words that mean, “to do something again,” for example, repaint, reorder, and replace.
Learning to recognize common prefixes and suffixes is one of the best things you can do to build your vocabulary. It will help you guess the meaning of new words while reading, help you use dictionaries better, and help you when you take tests, such as IELTS and TOEFL.