Lesson 12: Make it Stick Flashcards
What does the prefix ‘un-‘ do to the word ‘happy’?
‘unhappy’ - The prefix ‘un’ means ‘not, opposite of’.
What does the prefix ‘re-‘ mean in the word ‘redo’?
‘redo’ - The prefix ‘re’ means ‘again, back’.
Why does the prefix ‘il-‘ appear in ‘illegal’ instead of ‘in-‘?
‘illegal’ - The prefix ‘il’ means ‘not’.
What does the prefix ‘im-‘ mean in ‘impossible’?
‘impossible’ - The prefix ‘im’ means ‘not’.
What does ‘preview’ mean based on its prefix?
‘preview’ - The prefix ‘pre’ means ‘before’.
How does ‘mis-‘ change the meaning of ‘trust’ in ‘mistrust’?
‘mistrust’ - The prefix ‘mis’ means ‘wrongly’.
What does the prefix ‘over-‘ mean in ‘overheat’?
‘overheat’ - The prefix ‘over’ means ‘too much’.
Why does ‘sub-‘ make sense in ‘submarine’?
‘submarine’ - The prefix ‘sub’ means ‘under, below’.
What does ‘inter-‘ mean in ‘international’?
‘international’ - The prefix ‘inter’ means ‘between’.
What does the prefix ‘trans-‘ mean in ‘transform’?
‘transform’ - The prefix ‘trans’ means ‘across, change’.
What does ‘super-‘ mean in ‘superpower’?
‘superpower’ - The prefix ‘super’ means ‘above, greater’.
What does the prefix ‘anti-‘ mean in ‘antifreeze’?
‘antifreeze’ - The prefix ‘anti’ means ‘against’.
What does ‘mid-‘ mean in ‘midpoint’?
‘midpoint’ - The prefix ‘mid’ means ‘middle’.
What does the prefix ‘co-‘ suggest in ‘cooperate’?
‘cooperate’ - The prefix ‘co’ means ‘together, with’.
What does ‘extra-‘ mean in ‘extraterrestrial’?
‘extraterrestrial’ - The prefix ‘extra’ means ‘beyond’.
What does ‘semi-‘ mean in ‘semicircle’?
‘semicircle’ - The prefix ‘semi’ means ‘half, partly’.
Why does ‘bi-‘ fit in ‘bicycle’?
‘bicycle’ - The prefix ‘bi’ means ‘two’.
What does ‘tri-‘ mean in ‘triangle’?
‘triangle’ - The prefix ‘tri’ means ‘three’.
What does ‘multi-‘ mean in ‘multitask’?
‘multitask’ - The prefix ‘multi’ means ‘many’.
What does ‘auto-‘ mean in ‘autopilot’?
‘autopilot’ - The prefix ‘auto’ means ‘self’.
How does ‘non-‘ change the meaning of ‘fiction’ in ‘nonfiction’?
‘nonfiction’ - The prefix ‘non’ means ‘not’.
What does the prefix ‘un-‘ mean in ‘unlock’?
‘unlock’ - The prefix ‘un’ means ‘not, opposite of’.
What does ‘in-‘ mean in ‘indirect’?
‘indirect’ - The prefix ‘in’ means ‘not, into’.
What does ‘dis-‘ mean in ‘disagree’?
‘disagree’ - The prefix ‘dis’ means ‘not, opposite of’.
