PREFIXES Y5&6 sets A,B C differentiated by frequency of usage



PREFIXES Y5&6 sets A,B C differentiated by frequency of usage. Make separate cards in each set.

Pupils match prefix to examples & deduce meaning, check in dictionary, find own examples, write definitions, use in sentences, make up own words etc.,

|bi- |two,twice |*bicycle |

| | |*binocular |

| | |*bilingual |

|con- |together |*connect |

| |with |*contract |

| | |*conference |

|tele- |far, at a distance |*television |

| | |*telephone |

| | |*telegram |

|dis- |not |*dislike |

| | |*disagree |

| | |*disappear |

|mis- |wrong |*mistake |

| | |*mishear |

| | |*misjudge |

|semi- |half |*semicircle |

| | |*semicolon |

| | |*semi-final |

|tri- |three |*triplet |

| | |*triangle |

| | |*tricycle |

|sub- |under |*subway |

| | |*submarine |

| | |*submit |

|mono- |one,single |*monocle |

| | |*monologue |

| | |*monochrome |

|un- |not, |*unknown |

| |without |*unsafe |

| | |*unhappy |

PREFIXES Set A

|anti- |against, |*antidote |

| |opposite |*antibiotic |

| | |*antisocial |

|mal- |bad |*maltreat |

| | |*malfunction |

| | |*malignant |

|super- |above,very |*supersonic |

| | |*supervisor |

| | |*supermarket |

|aero- |air |*aeroplane |

| | |*aerosol |

| | |*aerobics |

|auto- |self |*automatic |

| | |*autograph |

| | |*automation |

|de- |down |*describe |

| | |*descend |

| | |*depress |

|inter- |between |*international |

| | |*interrupt |

| | |*interval |

|pre- |before |*prepare |

| | |*predict |

| | |*prepaid |

|ex- |out of |*exhale |

| | |*export |

| | |*extract |

|in- |not |*incapable |

| | |*inhuman |

| | |*inefficient |

PREFIXES Set B [BEWARE! in- as meaning in/into e.g. include]

|circu- |round |*circulate |

| | |*circumference |

| | |*circuit |

|post- |after |*postscript |

| | |*postpone |

| | |*post-war |

|techn- |skill |*technology |

| | |*technical |

| | |*technician |

|pro- |forward |*proceed |

| | |*produce |

| | |*procession |

|fore- |before |*forecast |

| | |*forewarn |

| | |*foresee |

|contra |against |*contrary |

| | |*contradict |

| | |*contrast |

|re- |again |*retake |

| | |*return |

| | |*retrace |

|trans- |across |*transport |

| | |*transfer |

| | |*transatlantic |

|ante- |before |*anteroom |

| | |*antenatal |

| | |*antedate |

|ob- |against |*objection |

| | |*obstruction |

| | |*obstacle |

PREFIXES Set C

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