Prefixes Flashcards
(50 cards)
fair ->
unfair
experienced ->
unexperienced
similar->
dissimilar
natural ->
unnatural
credible (glaubwürdig) ->
incredible
organzied ->
disorganized
in- becomes im- before ‘m’ or ‘p’
immature, impatient, immoral, impossible
in- becomes ir- before ‘r’
irregular, irresponsible, irreversible, irreplaceable
in becomes il- before ‘l’
illegiatamate, illegal, illiterate, illegible
anti- (meaning)
against
anti (examples)
anticlimactic, antihero, anti-feminist, antifascist, antibiotic, antiseptic
auto- (meaning)
of or by oneself
auto- (examples)
automatic, automobile, autopilot, autonomous, autobiography
bi- (meaing)
two
bi- (examples)
bipolar, bilateral, biannual
ex- (meaning 1)
former
ex- (examples 1)
ex-boyfriend, ex-smoker, excon
ex- (meaning 2)
out of
ex- (examples 2)
excommunicate, expel, expact, extract, exmatriculate
micro- (meaning)
small
micro- (meaning)
microfiber, microchip, microbiology
mis- (meaning)
wrong/ incorrect
mis- (examples)
misread, misuse, mislead
mono- (meaning)
one