Which term applies to 'Letters added to the beginning of words'?

• A. Prefixes
• B. Negative Prefixes
• C. Coping Mechanism
• D. Metaphor

Answer: (A)

Prefixes are letters added to the beginning of a base word to modify its meaning or grammatical function. They attach to the start to create new words or shift meaning, like un- in unhappy (negation), pre- in preview (before), or re- in redo (again). The question asks for the general term for those initial attachments, and prefixes is the broad category that covers all such starting additions. Negative prefixes are a specific type of prefix, but the broader term is prefixes. The other options don’t fit because coping mechanism relates to techniques for handling stress, and metaphor is a figure of speech, not a word-formation element.