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We were , so we had to surrender (numbered)

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We were OUTNUMBERED, so we had to surrender . (NUMBERED)

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Prefixes for - many - too much - after - before

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  • many: multi multicolored lights, a multimillionaire - too much: over too fond of overeating, overcrowded roads - after: post the post-war world, a postgraduate student - before: pre pre-match entertainment, in prehistoric times
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Children their clothes very quickly. (grow).

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The football team have been preparing for the . (FINALS)

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The football team have been preparing for the SEMIFINALS . (FINALS)

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Last night on TV there was a of the new shows planned this fall (VIEW).

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Mention all negative prefixes.

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dis il im in ir non un

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Add the correct negative prefix.

honest

legal

possible

direct

regular

alcoholic

comfortable

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dishonest

illegal

impossible

indirect

irregular

non-alcoholic

uncomfortable

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His only hope of surviving was a heart . (PLANT)

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His only hope of surviving was a heart TRANSPLANT . (PLANT)

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Prefixes for

again

union

read

half

skilled work

sitting in … circle

big

store

tanker carrying oil

too little

paid work

weight

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again: re a reunion of old friends, reread a favorite book
half: semi semi-skilled work, sitting in a semicircle
big: super a new huge superstore, a supertanker carrying oil

too little: under thin and underweight, underpaid work

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Which one is the common negative prefix?

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Un Unclear

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Prefixes for:

not, without

sense

active

with

worker

pilot

exist

self

pilot

bus

mobile

singular

tone

poly

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  • not, without: non

Nonsense, Nonactive, Nonexistent

  • with: co

Co-worker, Copilot, Cooperation, Coexist

  • self: auto

Autopilot, Autobus, Automobile

  • singular: mono

Monotone, Monopoly, Monobrow

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He decided to the offer I gave him. (CONSIDER)

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He decided to RECONSIDER the offer I gave him. (CONSIDER)

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Prefixes for:

many

gon

neurities

over

active

simple

sensitive

former

president

boyfriend

terior

more than

ordinary

terrestrial

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  • many: poly

Polygon, Polyneuritis

  • over: hyper

Hyperactive, Hypersimple, Hypersensitive

  • former: ex

Ex-president, Ex-boyfriend, Exterior

  • more than: extra

Extraordinary, Extra-terrestrial

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What she said made me my strategy (THINK)

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The first railroad was built in the United States in the 1860s (CONTINENTAL)

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The first TRANSCONTINENTAL railroad was built in the United States in the 1860s (CONTINENTAL)

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The government the strength of the hurricane. (JUDGED)

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O’Hare Airport in Chicago is one of the busiest in the world, handling hundreds of domestic and flights every day.(NATIONAL)

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Prefixes for:

across

port

national

atlantic

half

circle

final

conscious

three

angle

color

small

scope

economy

film

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  • across: trans

Transport, Transnational, Transatlantic

  • half: semi

Semicircle, Semi-final, Semiconscious

  • three: Tri

Triangle, Tricolor

  • small: micro

Microscope, Microeconomy, Microfilm

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List of prefixes

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Prefixes for

against

road protesters

goverment troops

between

continental

state

small

computer

bar

wrongly

hearing

calculate the amount

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against: anti anti-road protestors, anti-government troops
between: inter an intercontinental match, interstate highways in the US
mini: small a minicomputer, the minibar in your hotel room
wrongly: mis mishearing what someone says, miscalculate the amount

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animals is one of his special field of interests. (HISTORIC)

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PREHISTORIC animals is one of his special field of interests. (HISTORIC)

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My friend wanted to me but I was faster (RUN).

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Prefixes for:

around

stance

event

navigate

off, down, away

value

rail

motivate

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around: circ

Circumstance, circumvent, circumnavigate

  • off, down, away: de

Devalue, defrost, derail, demotivate

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Prefixes for

opposite of

like

agree

stan

above

food

star

impose

large

economic

biotic

fossil

below

water

age

line

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  • opposite of: dis

dislike, disagree, distant

  • above: super

superfood, superstar, superimpose

  • large: macro

macroeconomic, macrobiotic, macrofossil

  • below: under

Underwater

Underage

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Add the correct negative prefix pack visible liberal like organized relevant
unpack invisible illiberal dislike disorganized irrelevant
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**many** colored millionaire **to much** eating crowded **after** war-world graduate student **before** match entertainment historic
## Footnote many: multi multicolored lights, a multimillionaire too much: over too fond of overeating, overcrowded roads after: post the post-war world, a postgraduate student before: pre pre-match entertainment, in prehistoric times
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Add the correct negative prefixes: trust qualified obey mature
distrust unqualified disobey unmature
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Add the correct negative prefix: patient competent continue trust
impatient incompetent discontinue distrust
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Prefixes for: **one** versal animous lateral **forward** ceed mote gress **before** natal room date cedent
one: uni (un) universal unanimous unilateral forward: pro proceed promote progress before: ante antenatal anteroom antedate antecedent
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Suffixes for: **characterised** Pi jeal relig ridicul **quality of** extrem valid secur
characterised: ious, ous pious jealous religious ridiculous quality of: ity /ty extremity validity security
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4 Suffixes that change verbs to noun:
- er: love, lover - or: act, actor - ness: happy, happyness - ment: treat, treatment
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Suffixes that create adverbs
- ly: correct, correctly; love, lovely
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4 suffixes that create adjectives
- able: break, breakable; wash, washable - less: meaning, meaningless, friend, friendless - est: brave, bravest; late, latest - ful: colourful, powerful
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Suffix: - age
A result: wreckage
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Suffix for result: block. ... shrink. ... wast. ... All break.... must be paid for.
Suffix: - age blockage shrinkage wastage All breakages must be paid for.
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Suffix for an action or state: Import....
Suffix for an action or state: -ance Import**ance**
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Suffix for an action or state used to form nouns that refer to an action or series of actions: viol.... (= violent actions) a perform.... (= act of performing)
Suffix for an action or state: used to form nouns that refer to an action or series of actions: viol**ence** (= violent actions) a perform**ance** (= act of performing)
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Suffix for ability: flex...
Suffix for ability: ible flexible
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used to form adjectives meaning "able to be": convert. ... access. ... permiss. ..
used to form adjectives meaning "able to be": convertible accessible permissible
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Suffix used for little: green....
Suffix used for little: -ish green**ish**
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used to form adjectives to give the meaning to some degree; fairly: He had a sort of redd... beard. She was old... - about 60, I'd say. We'll start at seven... (= about seven o'clock).
He had a sort of redd**ish** beard. She was old**ish** - about 60, I'd say. We'll start at seven**ish** (= about seven o'clock).
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used to form adjectives that say what a person, thing, or action is like: fool. ... child. ..
used to form adjectives that say what a person, thing, or action is like: foolish childish
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Suffixe used for tendency: Quarrel....
Suffixe used for tendency: some Quarrel**some**
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Meaning: in relation to Examples: clock..., edge..., length..., other...
-wise Meaning: in relation to Examples: clockwise, edgewise, lengthwise, otherwise
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Meaning: in a certain direction Examples: back.., way..., awk...., after...
-ward Meaning: in a certain direction Examples: backward, wayward, awkward, afterward
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not advanced: When he was a child, his teachers thought he was ..... (= unable to learn as much as most children). People still think of it as a .... country/region/area (= one without industry or modernmachines).
not advanced: When he was a child, his teachers thought he was back**ward** (= unable to learn as much as most children). People still think of it as a back**ward** country/region/area (= one without industry or modernmachines).
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not behaving or moving as expected: He was a ..... kid. A ..... ball bounced into the yard.
not behaving or moving as expected: He was a **wayward** kid. A **wayward** ball bounced into the yard.
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after the time mentioned: We had tea, and .... we sat in the garden for a while. They separated, and soon/shortly ..... Jane left the country.
after the time mentioned: We had tea, and afterward we sat in the garden for a while. They separated, and soon/shortly afterward Jane left the country.
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difficult to use, do, or deal with: It's an .... corner, so take it slowly. Some of the questions were rather ......
difficult to use, do, or deal with: It's an **awkward** corner, so take it slowly. Some of the questions were rather **awkward**.
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I always feel ..... when I'm with Chris - he's so difficult to talk to. He seemed a little .... when I first met him.
I always feel awkward when I'm with Chris - he's so difficult to talk to. He seemed a little awkward when I first met him.
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Meaning: to cause or to become Examples: memorial..., author...., commercial..., advert....
-ize, -ise Meaning: to cause or to become Examples: memorialize, authorize, commercialize, advertise
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Meaning: inclined to or tending to Examples: vigil..., defi...., brilli...., reli....
-ant Meaning: inclined to or tending to Examples: vigilant, defiant, brilliant, reliant

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