Prefixes mis-, re-, anti-, ant-.
A prefix (affix) is a word, or letter(s) placed at the beginning of another word (a base word) to adjust or qualify its usage or meaning.
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Prefixes and their variants
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Meanings |
Examples |
Translation of examples |
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anti, ant |
against, opposite |
antibiotic, antiaircraft, |
антибиотик, противовоздушный, |
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re |
again, back |
react, recollect, recover, remember, reward |
реагировать, вспомнить, выздороветь, помнить, наградить |
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mis |
bad, wrong; negation |
misfortune, mislead, misplace, |
злоключение, вводить в заблуждение, положить не на место / потерять, |
Ex.22. Translate the words: antiseptic, antibody, antibacterial, anticancer, anticipate, anticultural, antinatural, remind, renew, rename, repeat, replace, reserve, respond, retell, revert, review, revolve, misprint, mistake, mistreat, misunderstanding.
Ex.23. Add prefixes to the following words. Complete the sentences using a negative form of the word in brackets.
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1. understand
2. write
3. take
4. spell
5. enter |
1. ________ + _________ = ____________
2. ________ + _________ = ____________
3. ________ + _________ = ____________
4. ________ + _________ = ____________
5. ________ + _________ = ____________ |
1. I'm sorry I _____ her message completely. I simply didn't pay attention (understand). 2. My homework was so bad that I had to _____ it (write). 3. My spell checker corrects a mistake whenever I ______ a word (spell). 4. I don't think I will pass the exam but I can _____ it in September (take). 5. James ____ the conversation and said that it was not true. (enter).