Preffixes and Suffixes Flashcards
(35 cards)
Im-
(not) impolite, impossible, impatient
Il-
(not) illogical, illegal
Ir-
(not) irresponsible, irrelevant
Un-
(not) unhappy, untidy, undone
In-
(not) invisible, informal
Dis-
(not) dishonest, dislike, disagree
Non-
(not) non-smoking, nonsense
Mis-
(wrongly, wrong, bad) misbehave, misunderstand
Over-
(too much) overcook, overweight
Under-
(too little) undercook, underweight
Co-
(with/together) cooperate, copilot, coworker
Re-
(again) redo, rebuild, rediscover
Post-
(after) postwar, postmodern, post-mortem
Super-
(more than) superhero, supernatural
Inter-
(between/among) interchange, international
Anti-
(against) anti-American, anti-communist, antidepressant
Pro-
(in favour of) pro-American, pro-democracy
Ex-
(former) ex-president, ex-boyfriend
Extra-
(beyond, more than) extraordinary, extraterrestrial
Inter-
(between) intermediate, intergalactic
Semi-
(half) semicircle, semiconscious
Sub-
(under) submarine, subtitle
Pre-
(before) prefix, predetermine
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Improvement