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PREFIXES & SUFFIXESPREFIXES & SUFFIXES
By : HOUSSINE HASNIBy : HOUSSINE HASNI
I-PREFIXESI-PREFIXES
Dis: Dis: means away, apart, means away, apart, e.g. e.g. ''disdisarm' means to remove or take weapons arm' means to remove or take weapons
awayaway
MIS_MIS_
mis mis means 'wrong' or 'badly‘means 'wrong' or 'badly‘ e.g. 'e.g. 'mismisfortune' is when your are not fortune' is when your are not
lucky and things go wrong or badlylucky and things go wrong or badly
UNDER_UNDER_
under under means 'below' or 'beneath‘means 'below' or 'beneath‘ e.g. 'e.g. 'underunderground' means below or ground' means below or
beneath the groundbeneath the ground
OVER_OVER_
over over means upper, outer, over, superior means upper, outer, over, superior or excessiveor excessive
e.g. 'e.g. 'overoverweight' means too heavy or fatweight' means too heavy or fat
RE_RE_
re re means againmeans again e.g. 'e.g. 'rereplay' means to play something play' means to play something
againagain
ANTI-ANTI-
anti anti means against, in opposition tomeans against, in opposition to e.g. 'e.g. 'antianticlockwise' is opposite to the clockwise' is opposite to the
direction that the hands of a clock move direction that the hands of a clock move inin
ANTE_ANTE_
ante ante means beforemeans before e.g. 'e.g. 'anteantenatal' means before giving birthnatal' means before giving birth
CONTRA/ COUNTER-CONTRA/ COUNTER-
CONTRA CONTRA opposite, protecting opposite, protecting contradiction, contraceptive, counterfeit, contradiction, contraceptive, counterfeit,
counter offercounter offer
disdis - - away, not away, not disappeardisappear, , disabledisable, , dismissdismiss, , disregarddisregard
ex-ex- out of, away from, former out of, away from, former exceed, ex-presidentexceed, ex-president
EXTRA-EXTRA-
extra - extra - outside, additionaloutside, additional extraordinary, extraterrestrialextraordinary, extraterrestrial
OUT-OUT-
out -out - more than; outdo another, more than; outdo another, externallyexternally
outrun, outdo, outstanding, outrageousoutrun, outdo, outstanding, outrageous
OVER-OVER-
over -over - more than, excessive, located more than, excessive, located above, movement to a lower positionabove, movement to a lower position
overworked, overrunoverworked, overrun
POST_POST_
post post means aftermeans after e.g. 'postpone' means to put something e.g. 'postpone' means to put something
off until later, or after it was originally off until later, or after it was originally plannedplanned
Prefixes meaning NOTPrefixes meaning NOT
Un Un e.g. 'une.g. 'unhurthurt' ' means 'not hurt‘means 'not hurt‘ Im Im e.g. 'ime.g. 'impolitepolite' ' means 'not polite‘means 'not polite‘ IlIl e.g. 'ile.g. 'illegallegal' ' means 'not legalmeans 'not legal‘‘ InIn e.g. 'ine.g. 'informalformal' ' means 'not formalmeans 'not formal‘‘ Ir Ir e.g.'ire.g.'irregularregular' ' means 'not regularmeans 'not regular‘‘ dis dis e.g. 'dise.g. 'disagreeagree' ' means 'not agree‘means 'not agree‘
II- SUFFIXES __IBLE / ___ABLEII- SUFFIXES __IBLE / ___ABLE
1-ible1-ible If the root is not a complete word, add -ible. If the root is not a complete word, add -ible. aud + ible = audibleaud + ible = audible Examples: Examples: visible visible horrible horrible terrible terrible possible possible edible edible eligible eligible incredible incredible permissible permissible
2-able2-able If the root is a complete word, add -able. If the root is a complete word, add -able. accept + able = acceptableaccept + able = acceptable Examples: Examples: fashionable fashionable laughable laughable suitable suitable dependable dependable comfortable comfortable If the root is a complete word ending in -e, drop the final -e and add -If the root is a complete word ending in -e, drop the final -e and add -
able.able.excuse - e+ able = excusableExamples: excuse - e+ able = excusableExamples: advisable advisable desirable desirable valuable valuable debatable debatable
NB. Words ending in ‘e’NB. Words ending in ‘e’
If the root is a complete word ending in -e, If the root is a complete word ending in -e, drop the final -e and add -able.drop the final -e and add -able.
excuse - e+ able = excusableexcuse - e+ able = excusable Advise______________advisable Advise______________advisable Desire_______________desirable Desire_______________desirable Value________________valuable Value________________valuable Debate_______________debatable Debate_______________debatable
EXCEPTIONSEXCEPTIONS
Contemptible___the root is complete Contemptible___the root is complete digestible ____the root is completedigestible ____the root is complete flexible _____the root is completeflexible _____the root is complete responsible ____the root is completeresponsible ____the root is complete irritable ___the root is not completeirritable ___the root is not complete Inevitable ___the root is not complete Inevitable ___the root is not complete
EXERCISESEXERCISES
Circle the best available answerCircle the best available answer 1- That shopping bag is REUSABLE.1- That shopping bag is REUSABLE. a) throw the shopping bag away, we won’t need it a) throw the shopping bag away, we won’t need it
againagain b) don’t throw away the shopping bag because we can b) don’t throw away the shopping bag because we can
use it again. use it again. c) if you throw the shopping bag we cannot use it c) if you throw the shopping bag we cannot use it
againagain
2-I’m sorry I MISREAD the notice and 2-I’m sorry I MISREAD the notice and therefore MISUNDERSTOOD the message.therefore MISUNDERSTOOD the message.
a) Did not read the notice correctly and therefore did a) Did not read the notice correctly and therefore did not understand correctly. not understand correctly.
b) Read the notice and understood the message b) Read the notice and understood the message correctlycorrectly
c) Did not read the notice and therefore did not c) Did not read the notice and therefore did not understand the message.understand the message.
3-We usually do not publish articles we don’t 3-We usually do not publish articles we don’t PREVIEW.PREVIEW.
a) we usually read articles before a) we usually read articles before publication publication
b) we do not read articles after b) we do not read articles after publication publication
c) we read articles the day we publish c) we read articles the day we publish themthem
4-REFORESTATION will help to RESTORE 4-REFORESTATION will help to RESTORE our environment.our environment.
a) planting trees again will REPLENISH our a) planting trees again will REPLENISH our environment. environment.
b) cutting down trees will further help to b) cutting down trees will further help to worsen the environment. worsen the environment.
c) forests should be cut to improve the c) forests should be cut to improve the worsening environmental pollutionworsening environmental pollution
GIVE THE CORRECT FORMGIVE THE CORRECT FORM
1. 1. Miyoko _______________her shoes. (placed Miyoko _______________her shoes. (placed incorrectly) incorrectly)
22. My mother_________ an old rocking chair. (finished . My mother_________ an old rocking chair. (finished again) again)
3.3. The guard_______________ the door. (opposite of The guard_______________ the door. (opposite of locked) locked)
4.4.The pupil _____________________. (behaved The pupil _____________________. (behaved incorrectly)incorrectly)
5.5.Our society should punish ______politicians (Not Our society should punish ______politicians (Not honest)honest)
6.6.It's _______ to shout at people in the It's _______ to shout at people in the street.street.(polite)(polite)
7.7.That teacher feels awful when ______ That teacher feels awful when ______ visitors come to attend her class visitors come to attend her class (expected)(expected)
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