Prefixes Flashcards
We were , so we had to surrender (numbered)
We were OUTNUMBERED, so we had to surrender . (NUMBERED)
Prefixes for - many - too much - after - before
- 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
Children their clothes very quickly. (grow).
The football team have been preparing for the . (FINALS)
The football team have been preparing for the SEMIFINALS . (FINALS)
Last night on TV there was a of the new shows planned this fall (VIEW).
Mention all negative prefixes.
dis il im in ir non un
Add the correct negative prefix.
honest
legal
possible
direct
regular
alcoholic
comfortable
dishonest
illegal
impossible
indirect
irregular
non-alcoholic
uncomfortable
His only hope of surviving was a heart . (PLANT)
His only hope of surviving was a heart TRANSPLANT . (PLANT)
Prefixes for
again
union
read
half
skilled work
sitting in … circle
big
store
tanker carrying oil
too little
paid work
weight
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
Which one is the common negative prefix?
Un Unclear
Prefixes for:
not, without
sense
active
with
worker
pilot
exist
self
pilot
bus
mobile
singular
tone
poly
- not, without: non
Nonsense, Nonactive, Nonexistent
- with: co
Co-worker, Copilot, Cooperation, Coexist
- self: auto
Autopilot, Autobus, Automobile
- singular: mono
Monotone, Monopoly, Monobrow
He decided to the offer I gave him. (CONSIDER)
He decided to RECONSIDER the offer I gave him. (CONSIDER)
Prefixes for:
many
gon
neurities
over
active
simple
sensitive
former
president
boyfriend
terior
more than
ordinary
terrestrial
- many: poly
Polygon, Polyneuritis
- over: hyper
Hyperactive, Hypersimple, Hypersensitive
- former: ex
Ex-president, Ex-boyfriend, Exterior
- more than: extra
Extraordinary, Extra-terrestrial
What she said made me my strategy (THINK)
The first railroad was built in the United States in the 1860s (CONTINENTAL)
The first TRANSCONTINENTAL railroad was built in the United States in the 1860s (CONTINENTAL)
The government the strength of the hurricane. (JUDGED)
O’Hare Airport in Chicago is one of the busiest in the world, handling hundreds of domestic and flights every day.(NATIONAL)
Prefixes for:
across
port
national
atlantic
half
circle
final
conscious
three
angle
color
small
scope
economy
film
- across: trans
Transport, Transnational, Transatlantic
- half: semi
Semicircle, Semi-final, Semiconscious
- three: Tri
Triangle, Tricolor
- small: micro
Microscope, Microeconomy, Microfilm
List of prefixes
Prefixes for
against
road protesters
goverment troops
between
continental
state
small
computer
bar
wrongly
hearing
calculate the amount
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
animals is one of his special field of interests. (HISTORIC)
PREHISTORIC animals is one of his special field of interests. (HISTORIC)
My friend wanted to me but I was faster (RUN).
Prefixes for:
around
stance
event
navigate
off, down, away
value
rail
motivate
around: circ
Circumstance, circumvent, circumnavigate
- off, down, away: de
Devalue, defrost, derail, demotivate
Prefixes for
opposite of
like
agree
stan
above
food
star
impose
large
economic
biotic
fossil
below
water
age
line
- opposite of: dis
dislike, disagree, distant
- above: super
superfood, superstar, superimpose
- large: macro
macroeconomic, macrobiotic, macrofossil
- below: under
Underwater
Underage
Underline
Add the correct negative prefix
pack
visible
liberal
like
organized
relevant
unpack
invisible
illiberal
dislike
disorganized
irrelevant
many
colored
millionaire
to much
eating
crowded
after
war-world
graduate student
before
match entertainment
historic
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
Add the correct negative prefixes:
trust
qualified
obey
mature
distrust
unqualified
disobey
unmature
Add the correct negative prefix:
patient
competent
continue
trust
impatient
incompetent
discontinue
distrust
Prefixes for:
one
versal
animous
lateral
forward
ceed
mote
gress
before
natal
room
date
cedent
one: uni (un)
universal
unanimous
unilateral
forward: pro
proceed
promote
progress
before: ante
antenatal
anteroom
antedate
antecedent
Suffixes for:
characterised
Pi
jeal
relig
ridicul
quality of
extrem
valid
secur
characterised: ious, ous
pious
jealous
religious
ridiculous
quality of: ity /ty
extremity
validity
security
4 Suffixes that change verbs to noun:
- er: love, lover
- or: act, actor
- ness: happy, happyness
- ment: treat, treatment
Suffixes that create adverbs
- ly: correct, correctly; love, lovely
4 suffixes that create adjectives
- able: break, breakable; wash, washable
- less: meaning, meaningless, friend, friendless
- est: brave, bravest; late, latest
- ful: colourful, powerful
Suffix: - age
A result: wreckage
Suffix for result:
block. …
shrink. …
wast. …
All break…. must be paid for.
Suffix: - age
blockage
shrinkage
wastage
All breakages must be paid for.
Suffix for an action or state:
Import….
Suffix for an action or state: -ance
Importance
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)
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)
Suffix for ability:
flex…
Suffix for ability: ible
flexible
used to form adjectives meaning “able to be”:
convert. …
access. …
permiss. ..
used to form adjectives meaning “able to be”:
convertible
accessible
permissible
Suffix used for little:
green….
Suffix used for little: -ish
greenish
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).
He had a sort of reddish beard.
She was oldish - about 60, I’d say.
We’ll start at sevenish (= about seven o’clock).
used to form adjectives that say what a person, thing, or action is like:
fool. …
child. ..
used to form adjectives that say what a person, thing, or action is like:
foolish
childish
Suffixe used for tendency:
Quarrel….
Suffixe used for tendency: some
Quarrelsome
Meaning: in relation to
Examples: clock…, edge…, length…, other…
-wise
Meaning: in relation to
Examples: clockwise, edgewise, lengthwise, otherwise
Meaning: in a certain direction
Examples: back.., way…, awk…., after…
-ward
Meaning: in a certain direction
Examples: backward, wayward, awkward, afterward
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).
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).
not behaving or moving as expected:
He was a ….. kid.
A ….. ball bounced into the yard.
not behaving or moving as expected:
He was a wayward kid.
A wayward ball bounced into the yard.
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.
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.
difficult to use, do, or deal with:
It’s an …. corner, so take it slowly.
Some of the questions were rather ……
difficult to use, do, or deal with:
It’s an awkward corner, so take it slowly.
Some of the questions were rather awkward.
I always feel ….. when I’m with Chris - he’s so difficult to talk to.
He seemed a little …. when I first met him.
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.
Meaning: to cause or to become
Examples: memorial…, author…., commercial…, advert….
-ize, -ise
Meaning: to cause or to become
Examples: memorialize, authorize, commercialize, advertise
Meaning: inclined to or tending to
Examples: vigil…, defi…., brilli…., reli….
-ant
Meaning: inclined to or tending to
Examples: vigilant, defiant, brilliant, reliant
