Prefixes Flashcards
ex(+noun)
former
out of
ex-president, extract, excommunicate
half (+noun/adjective)
50% of something
-a half-hour journey is a journey of 30 minutes
in, im (+ adjective), un, il, ir, dis
not
im is used before word beginning with m or p
il is used before word beginning with l
ir is used before word beginning with r
dis is use before verb
-If something is impossible, you can’t do it.
non (+adjective/noun)
not
-a non-smoking room is a room that people may not smoke
un, dis
not
the opposite of an action, reverse the action
unlock, unpackage,disappear
re-
again
-My homework was terrible so I had to redo it
over-
too much
cover (overwrite existing file)
cross (overstepped)
-The shop assistant overcharged /’ouvə’tʃɑ:dʤ/ me. = ask me for too much money ban qa dat
mis=
do not
-I’m affraid I misunderstood what he said
anti-
against
-anti-war
auto-
of or by oneself
-autograph
bi-
two, twice
-bilingual /baɪˈlɪŋ.gwəl/ Song ngữ
micro-
small
-microeconomy
mono-
one,single
-monologue (sân khấu) kịch một vai
multi
/mʌl.ti-/ many
-multi-purpose
post
after
post-graduate
