Caracas December 3rd, 2021.

U.E.C. Agustiniano “Cristo Rey”

Subject: English
Student: Priscila López #17
4th year “B”

WORDS BUILDING (PREFIXES) B

Find the prefix, the stem, the meaning of the stem, the literal meaning and the meaning
according to the prefix of the following words. Examples:

Expresident:

Prefix: ex/ president(stem- root palabra base) presidente =meaning of the stem

Literal meaning = expresidente meaning according to the prefix= presidente anterior

Midnight:

Prefix: mid/ night(stem- root palabra base) noche =meaning of the stem

Literal meaning = medianoche meaning according to the prefix= a mitad de la noche

WORD PREFIX STEM MEANING LITERAL MEANING

MEANING ACCORDING TO THE
PREFIX
exterior exterior exterior exterior
misfortune mis fortune fortuna desgracia menos fortuna
Internet inter net red internet entre red
bicycle bi cycle ciclo biciclo doble ciclo
hypodermic hypo dermic dérmico hipodérmico por debajo del dérmico
transcontinental trans continental continental transcontinental cruce continental
underwater under water agua debajo del agua debajo del agua
export ex port puerto exportar fuera del puerto
undress un dress vestir desvestir no vestir
disapprove dis approve aprobar desaprobar no aprobar
misinterpret mis interpret interpretar malinterpretar equivocado al interpretar
subdivide sub divide dividir subdividir dividir debajo de
unable un able capaz incapaz no capaz
irregular ir regular regular irregular no regular
unknown un known conocido desconocido no conocido
dishonest dis honest honesto deshonesto no honesto
research re search buscar rebuscar buscar de nuevo
example ex ample amplio ejemplo anterior a lo amplio
proabortion pro abortion aborto proaborto a favor del aborto
preview pre view visto previsto antes de lo visto