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Class Work - Common prefixes match

Why is this animal called an

octopus?

RE (renew) Pre (preview) Mis (misbehave) De (deforestation) Tele (television) Bi (biweekly) Un (unhappy) Uni
(uniform)

1) wrong or bad

2) before

3) again, back

4) eight

5) one, same, whole

6) remove or reduce

7) twice (two times)

8) far, distant

Octo (octopus) Sub (subway) Multi (multipul)

9) many (usually more than two) 10) under, low 11) not

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Common suffixes match

2. Match the suffix on the left to the explanation or function on the right

-able (unable) -er / -or (teacher, doctor) -ful (usefull) -ment, -ness, -ion
(movement, togetherness, information)

1) adverb making 2) verb making

3) can or able to do something 4) see or range

-ively -ive -ate

(actively)

5) noun or name of something 6) job or doer 7) sound or audio 8) adjective or description word building 9) Full of

(active) (communicate) (telephone)

-phone

-scope

(telescope)

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Prefix and word meaning

3. Match the words in the B column to the general meaning in A
again or back before badly or wrong Remove or take away Not (opposite of something) far twice One, whole, same eight Under or low Many or more than two 1) unpopular, unkind, unhappy, unlucky 2) biweekly, bimonthly, biannual 3) delete, deforestation, decentralize, decongest 4) preview, predict, prehistoric, prefix, preparation 5) reply, repeat, resend, restart, reboot, remember 6) television, telephone, telescope, telecommunication 7) octopus, octave, octogenarian, October 8) uniform, unify, 9) subway, submarine, subtract, subdue, subordinates 10) mistake, misunderstand, misbehave, misread, miscalculate 11) multiple, multiply, multicolored, multilingual

Prefixes that make opposites

4. Make the opposites of the words on the right by matching them with their

correct prefix on the left.

1) happy, stoppable, tidy, lucky, important, unable 2)possible, pregnable, 3)organized, appear, honest, agree 4) responsible, regular, reparable,

un im dis ir
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5)logical , legal 6) decisive, correct, capable 7) understand , inform, calculate

il in mis -

Prefix/Suffix Multiple Choice

:Circle the best available answer for each of the following .5

.This newspaper is a BIWEEKLY (1

a) the newspaper is published once a week b) the newspaper is published three times a week c) the newspaper is published twice a week

.This medicine is a nasal DECONGESTANT (2

a) the medicine helps to reduce nasal congestion b) the medicine causes nasal congestion c) the medicine makes your nose bigger

.That shopping bag is REUSABLE (3

a) throw the shopping bag away, we wont need it again b) dont throw away the shopping bag because we can use it .again c) if you throw the shopping bag we cannot use it again

Im sorry I MISREAD the notice and therefore (4 .MISUNDERSTOOD the message a) Did not read the notice correctly and therefore did not .understand correctly b) Read the notice and understood the message correctly c) Did not read the notice and therefore did not understand .the message
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Multiple Choice Vocabulary Questions.

6. Circle the best available answer for each of the following words:

1) telescope a) device for making sound louder(bigger) b) remove from the centre to surrounding areas c) device for looking at stars

3)microscope a) device for looking at tiny objects b) ship that travels under the ocean c) device for looking at stars d) a deep sea animal with eight arms

4) submarine a) device for looking at stars b) a deep sea animal with eight arms c) device for making sound louder(bigger) d) ship that travels under the ocean

5) decentralize a) device for looking at tiny objects b) a deep sea animal with eight arms c) device for looking at stars d) remove from the centre to surrounding areas

6) octopus a) device for looking at tiny objects b) device for looking at stars c) a deep sea animal with eight arms d) ship that travels under the ocean

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7. Add a prefix to each of the following words to make new words. If you get stuck on one, move onto the next one and then go back to it. Prefixes you might need
un- dis- re- mis- de- im- in- il- non- anti- pre-

_____clockwise _____behave _____sense _____possible _____happy _____code _____fiction _____view _____play _____obey _____healthy _____serve _____place _____lucky _____visible _____mind _____prove _____frost _____cover _____fix _____legal _____connect _____appear _____able _____wind _____honest

_____sent _____chief _____historic _____fair

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