Prefixes/Suffixes

Prefixes/Suffixes

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Multiple Choice

WKBK ex 4/40: Which of these is probably WRONG?

• minibreak

• autofocus

• subgirlfriend

• semicircle

Meaning

​Most PREFIXES/SUFFIXES mean something

e.g.

• MINI = means STH small (minibus)

• EX = former, not true anymore (Ex-boyfriend)

• ​MULTI = more than 1 (multimillionaire)

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Multiple Choice

Which pair is incorrect?

• sub = more/over

• semi = partially, partly

• auto = on its own, spontaneous

Poll

Click on the prefix you think you understand (=meaning you know what it does to the word)

• ante (antecedent)

• circum (circumnavigate)

• de (devalue)

• uni (unilateral)

​Suffixes

They often exist for a reason:

• ​-ity: quality (inactivity)

• ​-ist: the one who (narcissist)

• ​-ness: state of being (quickness)

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Multiple Choice

Which one does not make much sense?

• -ship (held position: internship, kinship)

• -acy (quality/State: privacy)

• -less (full of: lawless)

• -ive (having the nature of: creative)