Prefixes & Suffixes

 Dis-: meansaway, apart,
 e.g. 'disarm'
means to remove or
take weapons away
 Mis-: means 'wrong' or 'badly‘
 e.g. 'misfortune' is when your are
not
lucky and things go wrong or badly
 Under-: means 'below' or 'beneath‘
 e.g. 'underground' means below or
beneath the ground
 Over-: means upper, outer, over,
superior or excessive
 e.g. 'overweight' means too heavy or
fat
 re -: means again
 e.g. 'replay' means to play
something again
 Anti- means against, in
opposition to
 e.g. 'anticlockwise' is opposite to the
direction that the hands of a clock
move in
 ante - means before
 e.g. 'antenatal' means before giving
birth
 Contra- opposite, protecting
 contradiction, contraceptive,
counterfeit, counter offer
 dis - away, not
 disappear, disable, dismiss,
disregard
 ex- out of, away from, former
 exceed, ex-president
 extra - outside, additional
 extraordinary, extraterrestrial
 out- more than; outdo
another,externally
 outrun, outdo, outstanding,
outrageous
 over- more than, excessive, located
above, movement to a lower position
 overworked, overrun
 Post- means after
 e.g. 'postpone' means to put
something off until later, or after it
was originally planned
 Un- e.g. 'unhurt' means 'not hurt‘
 Im- e.g. 'impolite' means 'not polite‘
 Il- e.g. 'illegal' means 'not legal‘
 In- e.g. 'informal' means 'not formal‘
 Ir e.g.'irregular' means 'not regular‘
 Dis- e.g. 'disagree' means 'not agree‘
 1-ible
 If the root is not a complete word, add -ible. aud + ible =
audible
 Examples:
 visible
 horrible
 terrible
 possible
 edible
 eligible
 incredible
 permissible
 2-able
 If the root is a complete word, add -able. accept + able = acceptable
 Examples:
 fashionable
 laughable
 suitable
 dependable
 comfortable
 Ifthe root is a complete word ending
in -e, drop the final -e and add -able.
 excuse - e+ able = excusable
 Examples:
 Advise______________advisable
 Desire_______________desirable
 Value________________valuable
 Debate_______________debatable
 Most words with /s/ or /z/ sound take
the -ible ending.
 Examples:
 Responsible, feasible, sensible,
permissible, accessible, possible.
 Contemptible___the root is complete
 digestible ____the root is complete
 flexible _____the root is complete
 responsible ____the root is complete
 irritable ___the root is not complete
 Inevitable ___the root is not
complete
 Write ‘A’ or ‘I’ in the following blanks:
 1) poss _ ble
 2) imagin _ ble
 3) inelig _ ble
 4) accept _ ble
 5) cred _ ble
 6) intellig _ ble
 7) profit _ ble
 8) access _ ble
 9)inconsider _ ble
 10) compar _ ble
 11) vis _ ble
 12) impractic _ ble
 13) respons _ ble
 14) avoid _ ble
 15) indispens _ ble
 16) depend _ ble
 17) indel _ ble
 18) incompat _ ble
 19)desir _ ble
 20)illeg _ ble
 21)inflamm _ ble
 22)prob _ ble
 23) ined _ ble
 1) possible
 2) imaginable
 3) ineligible
 4) acceptable
 5) credible
 6) intelligible
 7) profitable
 8) accessible
 9)inconsiderable
 10) comparable
 11) visible
 12) impracticable
 13) responsible
 14) avoidable
 15) indispensable
 16) dependable
 17) indelible
 18) incompatible
 19) desirable
 20) illegible
 21) inflammable
 22) probable
 23) inedible
 Circle the best available answer
 1- That shopping bag is REUSABLE.
 a) throw the shopping bag away, we won’t need
it again
 b) don’t throw away the shopping bag because
we can use it again.
 c) if you throw the shopping bag we cannot use it
again
 2-I’m sorry I MISREAD the notice and
therefore 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.
 3-We usually do not publish articles
we don’t PREVIEW.
 a) we usually read articles before
publication
 b) we do not read articles after
publication
 c) we read articles the day we
publish them
 4-REFORESTATION will help to
RESTORE our environment.
 a) planting trees again will REPLENISH our
environment.
 b) cutting down trees will further help to
worsen the environment.
 c) forests should be cut to improve the
worsening environmental pollution
 1. Miyoko _______________her shoes. (placed incorrectly)
 2. My mother_________ an old rocking chair. (finished again)
 3. The guard_______________ the door. (opposite of locked)
 4.The pupil _____________________. (behaved incorrectly)
 5.Our society should punish ______politicians (Not honest)
 6.It's _______ to shout at people in the street. (polite)
 7. That teacher feels awful when ______ visitors come to
attend her class (expected)
 1. Your party was the most (success) party I had ever been to.
2. The doctor said that her (ill) was a result of overwork.
3. There were so many (rain) days that we spent a lot of time watching T.V
4. My children have all received a (music) education.
5. Ingrid spent her (child) in Sweden.
6. I was glad to have the small (book) that describes the courses.
7. None of my (employ) went on strike because they are satisfied with their
working conditions.
8. You should get your poor mother prepared...It's (hope)
9. Why did you look at me so (suspicious) ?
10. Carol's parents were very upset by your (refuse) .
11. He is so (forget) that he has even left the cooker on before he left.
12. They wouldn't like to live in a noisy (neighbour) .
13. We understand your (excite) , it's a very good news.
14. Try to be more (friend) when you talk to them.
15. My cousin has (mother) qualities. Children are fond of her.
16. Don't you hate his (child) reactions ?
17. It's very fragile ! Handle it (careful) !
18. Before going to sleep, give him a (spoon) of that syrup.
19. Avoid the road that goes past the forest, it's (danger) at night.
20. I can't bear the pain of a (tooth) ! ... A headache isn't better !

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 Dis-: meansaway, apart,

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