Prefixes 10: Vocabulary and Pronunciation

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The Prefix FORE

Prefix	Meaning
fore	before, front, superior

Pronunciation tips: FORE has a long O sound as in home and the E is silent.
This prefix is usually stressed.
In a few words when fore is not stressed, it has a schwa sound, as in the word fur.
This prefix is usually not stressed.

Answer the Questions

1. How often are the weather forecasts in your city reliable? Why do you think this is so?

2. Is there someone in your company who forecasts the profit/loss for the coming year?

3. Who is the foremost person in your country? Why is this person foremost?

4. When you work on a project, what is your first and foremost priority?

5. Describe one company that is at the forefront of new technology. How long has the company been this way? How has it achieved its position?

6. What is one thing that your parents forbid you to do when you were young?

7. What is one thing that your company forbids? Why is this forbidden?

8. In your country, do some people experience foreclosures? Is your home loan system similar to that in the U.S.?

9. Are the election results in your country sometimes a foregone conclusion? Explain.

10. Who is someone you knew as a child who seemed to have a lot of foresight?

11. Do you think that you have good foresight or not?

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