A. Negative prefixes   Examples
unjust

inconvenient

disappear

illegal

immature

   

(injuste, pas pratique, disparaître, illégal, pas mûr)

Which one is the most common?   (un-, in-, dis-, il-, im-)
What are the opposites of the following words?   Quels sont les contraires des mots suivants?
common

partial

loyal

literate

to prove

to dress

to wrap

to like

to load

   

(commun, partiel, loyal, sachant lire et écrire, prouver, habiller, envelopper, aimer, charger)

Trick Question:   Question piège
What are the opposites of the following?    
internal

import

income

impose

underestimate

   
B. Prefixes and meanings    
Match the prefixes (below) with their meanings (right)   Relier les préfix (à gauche) avec leur significations (ci-dessous)
1. antisocial   a) many
2. auto-pilot   b) half
3. biannual   c) opposed to
4. exwife   d) badly
5. exdirectory   e) after
6. microwave   f) former
7. mistranslate   g) under
8. monolingual   h) of or by ‘self
9. multipurpose   i) again or back
10. neofascist   j) too much
11.outdo   k) not enough
12.overeat   l) out(side) of
13.post-natal   m) in favour of
14.pro-independence   n) false
15.pseudo-intellectual   o) small
16.reaffirm   p) new
17.semi-detached   q) two, twice
18.subcontract   r) one, single
19.undervalue   s) (do) more than
Can you think of other examples?    

 

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