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1
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We were , so we had to surrender (numbered)

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We were OUTNUMBERED, so we had to surrender . (NUMBERED)

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Prefixes for - many - too much - after - before

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  • many: multi multicolored lights, a multimillionaire - too much: over too fond of overeating, overcrowded roads - after: post the post-war world, a postgraduate student - before: pre pre-match entertainment, in prehistoric times
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Children their clothes very quickly. (grow).

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The football team have been preparing for the . (FINALS)

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The football team have been preparing for the SEMIFINALS . (FINALS)

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Last night on TV there was a of the new shows planned this fall (VIEW).

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Mention all negative prefixes.

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dis il im in ir non un

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Add the correct negative prefix.

honest

legal

possible

direct

regular

alcoholic

comfortable

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dishonest

illegal

impossible

indirect

irregular

non-alcoholic

uncomfortable

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His only hope of surviving was a heart . (PLANT)

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His only hope of surviving was a heart TRANSPLANT . (PLANT)

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Prefixes for

again

union

read

half

skilled work

sitting in … circle

big

store

tanker carrying oil

too little

paid work

weight

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again: re a reunion of old friends, reread a favorite book
half: semi semi-skilled work, sitting in a semicircle
big: super a new huge superstore, a supertanker carrying oil

too little: under thin and underweight, underpaid work

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Which one is the common negative prefix?

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Un Unclear

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Prefixes for:

not, without

sense

active

with

worker

pilot

exist

self

pilot

bus

mobile

singular

tone

poly

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  • not, without: non

Nonsense, Nonactive, Nonexistent

  • with: co

Co-worker, Copilot, Cooperation, Coexist

  • self: auto

Autopilot, Autobus, Automobile

  • singular: mono

Monotone, Monopoly, Monobrow

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He decided to the offer I gave him. (CONSIDER)

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He decided to RECONSIDER the offer I gave him. (CONSIDER)

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13
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Prefixes for:

many

gon

neurities

over

active

simple

sensitive

former

president

boyfriend

terior

more than

ordinary

terrestrial

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  • many: poly

Polygon, Polyneuritis

  • over: hyper

Hyperactive, Hypersimple, Hypersensitive

  • former: ex

Ex-president, Ex-boyfriend, Exterior

  • more than: extra

Extraordinary, Extra-terrestrial

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What she said made me my strategy (THINK)

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The first railroad was built in the United States in the 1860s (CONTINENTAL)

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The first TRANSCONTINENTAL railroad was built in the United States in the 1860s (CONTINENTAL)

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The government the strength of the hurricane. (JUDGED)

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O’Hare Airport in Chicago is one of the busiest in the world, handling hundreds of domestic and flights every day.(NATIONAL)

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Prefixes for:

across

port

national

atlantic

half

circle

final

conscious

three

angle

color

small

scope

economy

film

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  • across: trans

Transport, Transnational, Transatlantic

  • half: semi

Semicircle, Semi-final, Semiconscious

  • three: Tri

Triangle, Tricolor

  • small: micro

Microscope, Microeconomy, Microfilm

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List of prefixes

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20
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Prefixes for

against

road protesters

goverment troops

between

continental

state

small

computer

bar

wrongly

hearing

calculate the amount

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against: anti anti-road protestors, anti-government troops
between: inter an intercontinental match, interstate highways in the US
mini: small a minicomputer, the minibar in your hotel room
wrongly: mis mishearing what someone says, miscalculate the amount

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animals is one of his special field of interests. (HISTORIC)

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PREHISTORIC animals is one of his special field of interests. (HISTORIC)

22
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My friend wanted to me but I was faster (RUN).

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23
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Prefixes for:

around

stance

event

navigate

off, down, away

value

rail

motivate

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around: circ

Circumstance, circumvent, circumnavigate

  • off, down, away: de

Devalue, defrost, derail, demotivate

24
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Prefixes for

opposite of

like

agree

stan

above

food

star

impose

large

economic

biotic

fossil

below

water

age

line

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  • opposite of: dis

dislike, disagree, distant

  • above: super

superfood, superstar, superimpose

  • large: macro

macroeconomic, macrobiotic, macrofossil

  • below: under

Underwater

Underage

Underline

25
Q

Add the correct negative prefix

pack

visible

liberal

like

organized

relevant

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unpack

invisible

illiberal

dislike

disorganized

irrelevant

26
Q

many

colored

millionaire

to much

eating

crowded

after

war-world

graduate student

before

match entertainment

historic

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many: multi multicolored lights, a multimillionaire

too much: over too fond of overeating, overcrowded roads

after: post the post-war world, a postgraduate student
before: pre pre-match entertainment, in prehistoric times

27
Q

Add the correct negative prefixes:

trust

qualified

obey

mature

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distrust

unqualified

disobey

unmature

28
Q

Add the correct negative prefix:

patient

competent

continue

trust

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impatient

incompetent

discontinue

distrust

29
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Prefixes for:

one

versal

animous

lateral

forward

ceed

mote

gress

before

natal

room

date

cedent

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one: uni (un)

universal

unanimous

unilateral

forward: pro

proceed

promote

progress

before: ante

antenatal

anteroom

antedate

antecedent

30
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Suffixes for:

characterised

Pi

jeal

relig

ridicul

quality of

extrem

valid

secur

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characterised: ious, ous

pious

jealous

religious

ridiculous

quality of: ity /ty

extremity

validity

security

31
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4 Suffixes that change verbs to noun:

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  • er: love, lover
  • or: act, actor
  • ness: happy, happyness
  • ment: treat, treatment
32
Q

Suffixes that create adverbs

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  • ly: correct, correctly; love, lovely
33
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4 suffixes that create adjectives

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  • able: break, breakable; wash, washable
  • less: meaning, meaningless, friend, friendless
  • est: brave, bravest; late, latest
  • ful: colourful, powerful
34
Q

Suffix: - age

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A result: wreckage

35
Q

Suffix for result:

block. …
shrink. …
wast. …

All break…. must be paid for.

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Suffix: - age

blockage

shrinkage

wastage

All breakages must be paid for.

36
Q

Suffix for an action or state:

Import….

A

Suffix for an action or state: -ance

Importance

37
Q

Suffix for an action or state

used to form nouns that refer to an action or series of actions:

viol…. (= violent actions)

a perform…. (= act of performing)

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Suffix for an action or state:

used to form nouns that refer to an action or series of actions:

violence (= violent actions)

a performance (= act of performing)

38
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Suffix for ability:

flex…

A

Suffix for ability: ible

flexible

39
Q

used to form adjectives meaning “able to be”:

convert. …
access. …
permiss. ..

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used to form adjectives meaning “able to be”:

convertible

accessible

permissible

40
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Suffix used for little:

green….

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Suffix used for little: -ish

greenish

41
Q

used to form adjectives to give the meaning to some degree; fairly:

He had a sort of redd… beard.

She was old… - about 60, I’d say.

We’ll start at seven… (= about seven o’clock).

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He had a sort of reddish beard.

She was oldish - about 60, I’d say.

We’ll start at sevenish (= about seven o’clock).

42
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used to form adjectives that say what a person, thing, or action is like:

fool. …
child. ..

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used to form adjectives that say what a person, thing, or action is like:

foolish

childish

43
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Suffixe used for tendency:

Quarrel….

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Suffixe used for tendency: some

Quarrelsome

44
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Meaning: in relation to
Examples: clock…, edge…, length…, other…

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-wise
Meaning: in relation to
Examples: clockwise, edgewise, lengthwise, otherwise

45
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Meaning: in a certain direction
Examples: back.., way…, awk…., after…

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-ward
Meaning: in a certain direction
Examples: backward, wayward, awkward, afterward

46
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not advanced:

When he was a child, his teachers thought he was ….. (= unable to learn as much as most children).

People still think of it as a …. country/region/area (= one without industry or modernmachines).

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not advanced:

When he was a child, his teachers thought he was backward (= unable to learn as much as most children).

People still think of it as a backward country/region/area (= one without industry or modernmachines).

47
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not behaving or moving as expected:

He was a ….. kid.

A ….. ball bounced into the yard.

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not behaving or moving as expected:

He was a wayward kid.

A wayward ball bounced into the yard.

48
Q

after the time mentioned:

We had tea, and …. we sat in the garden for a while.

They separated, and soon/shortly ….. Jane left the country.

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after the time mentioned:

We had tea, and afterward we sat in the garden for a while.

They separated, and soon/shortly afterward Jane left the country.

49
Q

difficult to use, do, or deal with:

It’s an …. corner, so take it slowly.

Some of the questions were rather ……

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difficult to use, do, or deal with:

It’s an awkward corner, so take it slowly.

Some of the questions were rather awkward.

50
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I always feel ….. when I’m with Chris - he’s so difficult to talk to.

He seemed a little …. when I first met him.

A

I always feel awkward when I’m with Chris - he’s so difficult to talk to.

He seemed a little awkward when I first met him.

51
Q

Meaning: to cause or to become
Examples: memorial…, author…., commercial…, advert….

A

-ize, -ise
Meaning: to cause or to become
Examples: memorialize, authorize, commercialize, advertise

52
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Meaning: inclined to or tending to
Examples: vigil…, defi…., brilli…., reli….

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-ant
Meaning: inclined to or tending to
Examples: vigilant, defiant, brilliant, reliant

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