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Match the following prefixes with their meanings. Give at least two examples for each
prefix.

prefix meaning example

1. mono a. one mono-transitive

2. trans b.across transgender
3. post c. after post-graduate
4. tri d.three triangle

5. over e. too much overload

6. co f. accompanying/with coworker, cooperate
7. anti g.against
antivirus, antifan
8. mal h.badly malware
9. mis i. wrongly misbehave
international, interprete
10.inter j. between

Put the given suffixes into the correct groups. Give at least 2 examples for each suffix.

1. Able 2. ics 3. ment 4. en 5. th

6. ish 7. fy 8. dom 9. ing 10. ize

11. Ancy 12. ful 13. an 14. ward 15. al

Noun-forming Verb-forming Adjective- Adverb-forming

suffixes suffixes forming suffixes suffixes
ment (agreement,
improvement) Able (usable,
readable)
dom (freedom,
fandom)
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ancy (vacancy)

Affixation Exercises
1. Circle the best available answer for each of the following:
1) This newspaper is a BIWEEKLY.
a) the newspaper is published once a week
b) the newspaper is published three times a week
c) the newspaper is published twice a week
2) This medicine is a nasal DECONGESTANT.
a) the medicine helps to reduce nasal congestion
b) the medicine causes nasal congestion
c) the medicine makes your nose bigger
3) That shopping bag is REUSABLE.
a) throw the shopping bag away, we won’t need it again
b) don’t throw away the shopping bag because we can use it again.
c) if you throw the shopping bag we cannot use it again
4) I’m sorry I MISREAD the notice and therefore MISUNDERSTOOD the message.
a) Did not read the notice correctly and therefore did not understand correctly.
b) Read the notice and understood the message correctly
c) Did not read the notice and therefore did not understand the message.
5) We usually do not publish articles we don’t PREVIEW.
a) we usually read articles before publication
b) we do not read articles after publication
c) we read articles the day we publish them
6) REFORESTATION will help to RESTORE our environment.
a) planting trees again will make our environment better.
b) cutting down trees will further help to worsen the environment.
c) forests should be cut to improve the worsening environmental pollution
7) DEFORESTATION will cause environmental DEPLETION.
a) Means planting trees will help our environment from DEPLETION
b) Means cutting down trees will cause further environmental DEPLETION
c) Means too many forests will cause further environmental DEPLETION
8) Why is it called “OCTOBER” when it is not the eighth month of the year?
a) Because this is an exception with the OCTO prefix.
b) There is no reason why.
c) Because October used to be the eighth month of the Roman Calendar.

2. Paraphrase the following sentences using affixes.

1. The flowers are rather blue.

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 The flowers are bluish

2. He’s far from being polite while his wife is too polite.

 He’s impolite while his wife is too polite

3. Mr. Hornby tried to make his dictionary modern.

 Mr.Hornby modernized his dictionary

4. He’s not a person we can rely on.

 He’s unreliable

5. He took the wrong way and arrived late.

 He misunderstood and arrived late

3. Insert the right prefixes into the spaces:

in re
1. Floppy disks are expensive and useable.
ma l sur
2. If a printer functions, you should check the face cable.
dis
3. The printer was not working because someone had connected it by mistake.
Im im
4.  proper installation of the glare shield will make it possible to read what is on the screen.
re
5. After you use text using the 'cut and paste' feature, you may have to format the text you have
inserted.
opti multi bi
6. You can  mize your chances of finding a job if you are  lingual or even lingual.
ir re
7. As the results are regular, the programme will have to be written.
un
8. You shouldn't eat so much junk food. It's very healthy.

4. Add in/ ir/ il/ im to the words below to make them negative.

1. il_legal 2. in_eligible 3. in_active 4. im_balance

5. ir_relevant 6. in_tolerant 7. ir_responsible 8. im_mature

9. im_possible 10. in_secure 11. il_logical 12. ir_regular

13. im_moral 14. in_famous 15. il_legible 16. in_justice

17. im_patient 18. im_measurable 19. il_literate 20. in_accessible

5. Write the correct prefix next to each base word.

1. replay play again
2. underage below age
3. misprint print incorrectly/ wrongly
4. preheat to heat before
5. superhero a great hero
6. anti-nuclear against nuclear
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7. undercooked not cooked long enough
8. foresee know about something before it happens
9. overeat eat too much
10. tricycle a kind of cycle with 3 wheels
11. enlarge make sth larger
12. counter-attack attack in response to the attack of an enemy

6. Put the word in brackets into the correct form. You will have to use prefixes and/or suffixes.

1. He was sitting ___________comfortably_______ in his seat on the train. (comfort)

2. There was a _________greenish_________ light coming from the window. (green)
3. He was acting in a very ________childish__________ way. (child)
4. This word is very difficult to spell, and even worse, it's _____unpronounceable___________. (pronounce)
5. He's lost his book again. I don't know where he has ______misplace__________ it this time. (place)
6. You shouldn't have done that! It was very _____nonthinking__________ of you. (think)
7. He didn't pass his exam. He was ________unsuccessful_______ for the second time. (succeed)
8. Some of the shanty towns are dreadfully ______overcrowded________ . (crowd)
9. The team that he supported were able to win the________championship__________ . (champion)
10. There is a very high __________________ that they will be late. (likely)
11. I couldn't find any __________________ in his theory. (weak)
12. He wants to be a __________________ when he grows up. (mathematics)
13. You need to be a highly trained __________________ to understand this report. (economy)
14. There were only a __________________ of people at the match. (hand)
15. She arrived late at work because she had__________________ . (sleep)
16. The road was too narrow, so they had to __________________ it. (wide)
17. He was accused of __________________ documents. (false)
18. They had to __________________ the lion before they could catch it. (tranquil)
19. Secret keeping is a _________________ factor to that victory. (decide)
20. I think that you should __________________ . It may not be the best thing to do. (consider)
21. There was a three-hour __________________ because of the strike. (stop)
22. You need a _______________of motivation, organization and revision to learn English. (combine)
24. It is very __________________ to run air-conditioning with the door open. (economy)
25. His __________________ has been expected for the last half an hour. (arrive)
26. She looked at her __________________ in the mirror. (reflect)
27. __________________ is an alarmingly problem among students. (absent)
28. She had no __________________ of going to see him. (intend)
29. He spent half an hour __________________ himself with the building. (familiar)
30. Failing her driving test was a great __________________ to her. (appoint)
31. He decided to study __________________ at university. (journal)
32. The film was __________________ good. (surprise)
33. There was the need for __________________ construction when the fighting stopped. (war)
34. I don't like him at all. He's so __________________ . (satisfy)
35. The company has over 500 __________________ . (employ)
36. The new manager was very efficient and __________________ . (business)
37. It really isn't mine. I think that you are __________________ . (take)
38. The rate of __________________ in Brazil has been rising steadily. (employ)
39. With the real plan, the rate of __________________ in Brazil has fallen. (inflate)
40. She looked at him __________________ , and started to cry. (happy)
41. The party was __________________ , everything went wrong. (disaster)
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42. The film was so __________________ that we left before the end. (bore)
43. The film was terrible, I felt really __________________ . (bore)
44. I think that there has been a __________________ , I didn't order this. (understand)
45. The bacteria are so small that you need a __________________ to see them. (scope)
46. Have you seen that new __________________ ? He's very funny. (comedy)
47. The event was totally __________________ . It was terrible. (organise)
48. The yield would be much higher if the land were more __________________. (produce)
49. His __________________ of using computer was a great disadvantage. (able)
50. The southern part of the country was slow in its __________. (military)

6. What word become shorter when added a suffix?