PREFIXES

a- not, without → asexual

aero- air → aeroplane
anglo- English, British → Anglo-Catholic
anti- against, opposite → anti-terror
astro- star → astrophysics
audio- sound, hearing → audiovisual
auto- self, oneself → autobiography
automatic → autopilot
bi- two, twice → bicycle
bio- life, living material → biology
by- secondary → by-product
co- together → cooperate
counter- against, opposite → counter-clockwise
matching → counterpart
de- to do the opposite → decentralize
to make less → devalue
dis- opposite, not → dishonest
to remove → displace
ex- former → ex-president
extra- beyond, outside → extraterrestrial
fore- before, front → foretell
geo- earth → geography
hemi- half → hemisphere
homo- same, alike → homogeneous
hydro- water → hydroelectric
hyper- more than normal, excessive → hyperactive
il- not → illiterate
im- not → immoral
in- not → insensitive
ir- not → irresponsible
inter- between → international
macro- large, large-scale → macroclimate
mal- bad, badly → malnutrition
mega- extremely large → megacity
micro- small, small-scale → microchip
mini- small → mini-skirt
mis- bad, badly → misbehave
not → mistrust
mono- single, one → monotone
multi- many, several → multi-purpose
neo- new, recent → neoclassic
non- not → nonsmoker
over- too much → overeat
para- beyond → paranormal
supplementary → paramedical
post- after → post-war
pre- before → prehistoric
pro- favoring → pro-worker
re- again → rewrite
self- oneself → self-discipline
semi- half → semicircle
sub- below, under → submarine
super- above, greater, superior → superpower
tele- over a distance → telecommunication
trans- across → transatlantic
tri- three → triangle
ultra- above, beyond → ultraviolet
un- not → unhappy
opposite → undo
under- below → underpass
insufficient → underfunding
less important → undersecretary
uni- one, single → unilateral

over- non- mis- anti- ex-

pre-
under- pro- multi-
1. The ____________________ lingual staff at this school will make
you feel very welcome.
2. He has been charged with ____________________ use of company
funds.
3. ____________________ government forces have won the latest
battle and the Prime Minister seems safe for the time being.
4. This was an early prototype of an ____________________ aircraft
missile but was replaced within a year due to repeated malfunction.
5. The meat was superb but the pasta was completely
____________________ cooked and tasted like wet cardboard.
6. The bar was closed down for having sold alcoholic drinks to
____________________ age customers.
7. I would describe myself as an ____________________ communist
but I have changed my opinions on many matters.
8. Many Hollywood celebrities now sign ____________________
marriage agreements to prevent financial disputes if things go
wrong.
9. I used to work for a large ____________________ profit
organisation that worked in the Third World to improve education
provision.

dis- in- im- ir- il- un- mis

1 Tennis umpires often __________ pronounced Martina Navratilova's

name during the Wimbledon championships. 
2 The police finally __________  covered the secret and arrested the
murderer.
3 People who can neither read nor write are
termed __________literate.
4 Smoking while pregnant is __________ responsible and puts the
child at risk of illness. 
5 In Japan it's considered very __________  polite to blow your nose
in public. 
6 The cyclist was __________ qualified from the race after failing a
drugs test. 
7 The electrical appliance should be __________ connected from the
mains supply before the back is removed. 
8 If we prove that a theory is wrong, we say that we have __________
proved it. 
9 Stealing and lying are __________  honest things to do. 
: