PREFIXES

Match prefixes on the left to their meanings on the right. ____

Re- (renew)
1) wrong, bad
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Pre- (preview)
2) before
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Mis- (misbehave)
3) again, back
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De- (deforestation)
4) eight
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Tele- (television)
5) one, same, whole
_____
Un- (unhappy)
6) remove or reduce
_____
Bi- (biweekly)
7) twice, (two times)
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Uni- (uniform)
8) far, distant
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Octo- (octopus)
9) many, (usually more than two)
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Sub- (subway)
10) under or low
_____
Multi- (multiple)
11) not

KEY
3 - re 8 - tele 6 - de 4 - octo
11 - un 2 - pre 10 - sub 9 - multi
1 - mis 7 - bi 5 - uni

PREFIX AND WORD MEANING

Match the words in the B column to the general meaning in A
B= Words A= General Meaning
NOT again or back 1) unpopular, unkind, unhappy, unlucky
TWICE before 2) biweekly, bimonthly, biannual
badly or wrong 3) delete, deforestation, decentralize,
decongest
Remove or take 4) preview, predict, prehistoric, prefix,
away preparation
Not (opposite of 5) reply, repeat, resend, restart,
something) reboot, remember
far 6) television, telephone, telescope,
telecommunication
twice 7) octopus, octave, octogenarian,
October
One, whole, 8) uniform, unify,
same
eight 9) subway, submarine, subtract,
subdue, subordinates
Under or low 10) mistake, misunderstand, misbehave,
misread, miscalculate
Many or more 11) multiple, multiply, multicolored,
than two multilingual

(Note: October used to be the eighth month of the Roman calendar.)

KEY

5 - again or back 6 - far

2 - twice 8 – one, whole, same
7 - eight 9 – under, low
11 – many 4 - before
10 - badly or wrong 3 – remove or take away
1 - not 6 - far
2 - twice 8 – one, whole, same
7 - eight 9 – under, low
11 - many
 Prefixes that make opposites
Make the opposites of the words on the right by matching them with their correct prefix
on the left.
_____
un
1 1) understand , inform, calculate
_____
im
2) possible, pregnable,
_____
dis
3) responsible, regular, reparable,
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ir
1 4) organized, appear, honest, agree
_____
in
5) logical , legal
_____
il
6) decisive, correct, capable
____
mis
7) happy, stoppable, tidy, lucky, important, unable

KEY
1 - mis
2 - im
4 - dis
3 - ir
6 - in
5 - il
7- un
 PREFIXES MULTI- UNDER- ANTI- OVER- INTER

Put one of the above prefixes to the following words

coat, foot, line, paid, pants, skirts, weight, developed,

colored, lingual, cultural, culturalism, dimensional,

disciplinary, form, level, millionaire, national

septic, sexist, social, titank

thesis, thetic (antitético), thetical (antitético)
toxin, trades, tumor, venin , aircraft, biotic, climax,

action, active, activity, connect, connection, continental,

cultural, dependence

act, all, crowded, dose, excited, heat, load, paid,

population, priced, time,

KEY

undercoat, underfoot, underline, underpaid, underpants, underskirts,

underweight, underdeveloped.

,multicolored, multilingual, multicultural,multiculturalism,

multidimensional, multidisciplinary, multiform, multilevel,
multimillionaire, multinational.

antiseptic, antisexist, antisocial, antitank

antithesis, antithetic (antitético), antithetical (antitético)
antitoxin, antitrades, antitumor, antivenin, anti-aircraft, antibiotic,
anticlimax,

overact, overall, overcrowded, overdose, overexcited, overheat,

overload, overpaid, overpopulation, overpriced, overtime
 Common suffixes
-able , -ful, -ive , -al, -less, -ory, -ary

Add the appropriate suffix to the following words

reverse, approve , arrive , recite, base, cranium , propose

use, mouth, spoon, pocket, success, beauty, truth, meaning, harm,

hope, care, pain,

prime, militarize, budget, diction, element, complement, bin,

discipline,

meaning, harm, hope, care, pain, penny, time, price,

obligate, satisfy, sense, excrete,

response, consider, admire, defend, value, reason, suit, debate, read

act, expense, extend, select, innovate, create, attract