English Grammar: Negative Prefixes - “un“, “dis“, “in“, “im“, “non“

Unsure when to use “insure“? This grammar lesson on prefixes will help you understand some of the prefixes that are common in English. What is the difference between “disinterested“ and “uninterested“? What about “discover“ and “uncover“? All are correct but mean different things. Find out now. Take the quiz on this lesson here: TRANSCRIPT Hi. Welcome back to . I’m Adam. Today’s lesson is a bit of a strange lesson. I’m going to tell you something that you can’t actually learn. Well, you can learn it, there’s just no rules for it. I’m talking about specifically some prefixes. “Dis-“, “un“, “in/im-/il/ir-“, “non-“. Okay? First of all, let’s review a little bit. What is a prefix? A prefix is a little part of a word that comes before the main word; can come before an adjective, before an adverb, before a noun, before a verb. Anything that comes before a word, especially before a root of a word. We’re going to look at an example of that ver