Words With The Prefix DI

Words With the Prefix DI (6 Illustrated Examples)

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The prefix DI has various forms in English. This video provides 6 illustrated examples of words with the prefix DI. Each example comprises a picture and an associated sentence example.

By seeing a picture and then associating it with a sentence in which a word beginning with DI is used, a strong mental connection is formed so you will remember the word more easily.

Learning vocabulary by studying prefixes, suffixes, and word roots, is a very easy and enjoyable way to expand your English vocabulary. You learn to associate words together with a common denominator.

Here is a transcript of the video “Words With the Prefix DI”

Slide 2: The prefix DI means: two, double, separate. Examples:

• DILEMMA
• DIPHTHONG
• DICHOTOMY
• DIOXIDE
• DIVIDE
• DIVORCE

Slide 3: DILEMMA

Definition: a situation in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives, often undesirable

Slide 4: During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical staff in some countries faced the shocking dilemma of who to treat first, the most vulnerable, or those with the highest chance of survival!

Slide 5: DIPHTHONG

Definition: a complex speech sound in which one vowel slides or changes into another vowel within the same syllable

Slide 6: Diphthongs are found in words such as: oil, house, and author.

Slide 7: DICHOTOMY

Definition: a division or contrast between two things which are opposed or sharply distinguished from each other

Slide 8: This photograph presents a dichotomy; a sign that says LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL with a homeless person living beside it.

Slide 9: DIOXIDE

Definition: A compound with two oxygen atoms per molecule

Slide 10: In this video, Doctor Greg Schmidt explains that wearing a face mask does cause a person to breathe in oxygen or retain more carbon dioxide.

Slide 11: DIVIDE

Definition: to separate into parts

Slide 12: The Korean war which ended in 1953, left the Korean peninsula divided by the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone).

Slide 13: DIVORCE

Definition: the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court; to separate or disassociate one thing from another

Slide 14: The owner of the car below has a dark sense of humour, writing “Just Divorced” on the back window.

Slide 15: The prefix DI means:

• two
• double
• separate

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Image Credits

Slide 4 – hospital Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/2jYe4d4

Slide 6 – Royalty Free Clipart

Slide 8 – homeless Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/LztVvr

Slide 10 – Greg Schmidt Fair Use https://uihc.org/health-topics/do-face-masks-make-you-retain-carbon-dioxide

Slide 12 – Korea Creative Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Korea_DMZ.svg

Slide 14 – married Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/ajEBJy Divorced Creative Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Just_divorced.jpg

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