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Prefixes are added to the beginning of a base word. They change the meaning of the base word. I. Co (with, together) =>Co-pilot means “Assistant or second pilot” =>Co-worker means fellow worker, colleague =>Co-operate means that work together.Example: She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail.
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Ex-(former, before)
=>Ex-husband means former husband=>Ex-serviceman means that one =>Ex-boyfriend mean that A man who is no longer a woman's boyfriend
Examples: her ex-boyfriend stalked her
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Re-(again)
=>Re-paint means paint again, recoat with paint, cover with a new layer of paint
=>Remarry means marry again, wed another time=>Restudy means learn again; study again
Examples: If you fail these exam, you will restudy this course the same.
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Inter- ( between)
=>International means between countries, involving or belonging to two or more countries, of relations between two more countries.
=>Inter-city means that between cities. Travelling between cities.
Ex: an international team of doctors urge some patients to hospital every day, in order to cure their TB
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Bi -(two)
Bicycle means two-wheeled vehicle operated by pedaling.
Bimonthly means that event which occurs every two months
Ex: The magazine is published bimonthly, with six issues a year.
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Counter -(in the opposite direction) Counterespionage means that espionage
intended to detect and prevent enemy espionage, secret action taken by a country to prevent another country from discovering its military, industrial or political secrets
Counterattacked means that retaliate, make a counterattack, fight back (=an attack on someone who has attacked you)
Ex: The Republicans have launched a strong counterattack against the Democrats' manifesto.
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Pre -(before) Pre-school means that prior to school-age, an educational institution
for children too young for elementary school.
Pre-conscious means that fore conscious, part of the mind which exists on a deeper level than the immediate memory or conscious
(Psychoanalysis)
Pre-war means that prior to a war, existing or occurring before wartime
Example: Prewar in Cambodia is fulfil development
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Semi-(half)
• Semicircle means that half of a circle
• Semidetached means that house divided into two in order to inhabit two families
• Example: They live in a semi-detached-house.
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Post-(after)Postgraduate means that Of or relating to
studies beyond a bachelor's degree, A student who continues studies after graduation (=postgrad)
Post-war means that Belonging to the period after a war.
Example: Post-war in Cambodia for every infrastructure was almost broken and damaged.
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mono -(one) Mono-syllable means that a word of one syllable,
A word or utterance of one syllable Monorail means that A railway having a single
track. Monologue means that Speech you make to
yourself, A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor (=a long speech by one person).
Example: He subjected me to a monologue on his last stay in hospital.
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Anti-(against)
Anti-social means that harmful to society
Example: Increasingly, smoking is
regarded as an anti-social habit.
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non-(not)Non-stop means that without stops; all the
time, without a rest or break
Example: My teacher has always counselled non-violence.
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PrefixesAdd a prefix to the beginning of each word to make a new word. Draw a line form the word to its meaning.
____education
____war ____war ____lingual ____detached
house divided into two in order to inhabit two families
Using or knowing only one language
Belonging to the period after a war joint education, education of both sexes at
the same institution.
occurring before wartime
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Prefixes The prefix re means again.
Reread means to read again.
Rewrite means to write again.
What does retry mean?
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Anti + aircraft = antiaircraft
Non + smoker = non-smoker
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The prefix mono means in one.
Mono-rail means in a railway having a single track .
Pre-school means in a prior to school-age.
What does Counterattacked mean?
The prefix Inter
means between. Co means with,
together. Ex means before,
former. What does Co-
operate mean?
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Prefixes
____do ____ bellum ____ member ____ city
____exist
The time live together peacefully
after the war one who is not a
member Travellng between
cities Do again
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Match each word with its definition.
reheat • having two sides; reciprocal
• speaking only one language
• to heat a second time, rewarm
• one who has served in the armed forcesBilateral
Ex-serviceman
Monolingual
counter-argument
•an argument against another argument, idea or suggestion
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