Prefixes (non-, anti-, de-, sub-,a-, under-)

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The medicine helps fight (bacterial) infections.

• antibacterial

• subbacterial

• debacterial

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A dolphin is a (marine) animal that lives under the sea.

• nonmarine

• submarine

• undermarine

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He is very light because he is (nourished).

• non-nourished

• antinourished

• malnourished

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Vaccines help people build (bodies) to protect against diseases.

• antibodies

• subbodies

• underbodies

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The broken machine had to be (activated) before use.

• subactivated

• underactivated

• deactivated

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The rules says that cheating is (acceptable).

• non-acceptable

• sub-acceptable

• de-acceptable

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The workers had to (code) the secret message.

• undercode

• decode

• subcode

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The protesters joined an (government) rally.

• non-government

• sub-government

• antigovernment

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The workers will (frost) the freezer.

• underfrost

• antifrost

• defrost

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The egg is still (developed) compared to the other ones.

• underdeveloped

• nondeveloped

• subdeveloped