| A. Negative prefixes | ||
| The most common negative prefix | is ‘un-‘. | |
| The opposites of the words are: | ||
| common
partial loyal literate to prove to dress to wrap to like to load |
uncommon
impartial disloyal illiterate to disprove to undress to unwrap to dislike to unload |
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| Trick Question: | ||
| The opposites of the words are: | ||
| internal
import income impose underestimate |
external
export expenditure not impose, leave people the choice… overestimate |
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| B. Prefixes and meanings | ||
| anti- | c) opposed to | |
| auto- | h) of or by ‘self’ | |
| bi- | q) two, twice | |
| ex-(wife) | f) former | |
| ex-(directory) | l) out(side) of | |
| micro- | o) small | |
| mis- | d) badly | |
| mono- | r) one, single | |
| multi- | a) many | |
| neo- | p) new | |
| out- | s) (do) more than | |
| over- | j) too much | |
| post- | e) after | |
| pro- | m) in favour of | |
| pseudo- | n) false | |
| re- | i) again (or back) | |
| semi- | b) half | |
| sub- | g) under | |
| under- | k) not enough | |
| OTHER EXAMPLES | ||
| anti-depressant (antidépresseur) | autosuggestion (auto-suggestion) | |
| biathlon | ex-president | |
| ex-patriate (ex-patrié) | microcircuit | |
| mistrust (se méfier de) | monorail | |
| multi-ethnic | neo-Darwinism | |
| outperform (surpasser) | overwork (se surmener) | |
| Postpone (reporter) | pro-life (anti-avortement) | |
| pseudonym | rewrite (ré-écrire) | |
| semi-circular | underpay (sous-payer) | |
| substation | (poste de transformation électrique) |
Prefixes: ANSWERS