UI Reading
Reading 6
Due: Name:
Affixes III
In this section, we will focus on prefixes again. Remember how prefixes work: they change a word when it is before that word. For example:
pre + view = preview: “look at before”
re + read = reread: “read again”
in + sane = insane: “not sane, not healthy mentally”
Prefixes add to, or change, the meaning of a root word.
Directions: First, learn each suffix’s meaning. Next, review the examples. Then, look up the "new word" in your dictionary, and write its definition in the blank space.
|PREFIX |MEANING |EXAMPLES |NEW WORD AND DEFINITION |
|1. mis- |wrong, ill |mistake misunderstand |mispronounce: |
|2. multi- |many |multitude multimillionaire |multifaceted: |
|3. un- |not |unrestrained unaccountable |unforgivable: |
|4. e, ex- |out, away from |emigrate |exit: |
| | |excise | |
|5. re- |again, back |review |reinvigorate: |
| | |revitalize | |
|6. mal- |bad, wrong |malfunction malpractice |malady: |
|7. semi- |half |semicolon semiconscious |semiannually: |
|8. syn-, sym- |together |synchronize synthesize |symbiosis: |
|9. trans- |across |trans-Atlantic |transcend: |
| | |translate | |
|10. tri- |three |tripod |trilateral: |
| | |tricycle | |
|11. pro- (pro- |for, in favor of |progressive |proactive: |
|may also mean "before") | | | |
|12. anti- |against |antibiotic anticlimactic |antidote: |
|13. contra- |against |contraband counterpoint |contradict: |
|counter- | | | |
|14. de- |away, down |depress |degrade: |
|15. pre- |before |preclude |premature: |
| | |presuppose | |
| | | | |
|16. hyper- |above, beyond |hyperventilate hypertension |hyperbole: |
| | | | |
|17. sub- |under |subordinate |subsequently: |
| | |submarine | |
|18. super- |above, upon |supernatural superimpose |superconductor: |
Practice. Choose the best word from the “New Words” column to fill the blank.
1. It’s too early to plant a vegetable garden; it would be _________________ to do that.
2. I cannot forget that she stole money from me. I think that is _________________________!
3. Don’t wait for the problem to get too large. Be ____________________ and act before then.
4. The first step in finding a new job is to decide what kind of job you want. ___________________, start looking for those kinds of jobs.
5. The diamond is __________________ , so it sparkles in the light.
6. He is often sick with strange _____________________ .
7. Three different countries are attending the political meeting; it’s a _____________________ meeting.
8. Come in through the entrance, go out through the ____________________.
Try guessing at a new word that uses one of these prefixes.
1. A child that is too active is ______________________ .
2. To speak against someone’s ideas is to _______________________ them.
3. Chocolate that isn’t very sweet is called ________________________ .
4. “Vigor” means “life.” To ______________________ means to “give life to again.”
5. Medicine that acts against inflammation is _______________________ .
6. Things that are not known are ____________________ .
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