Exercise 3
A)
- Underline the prefix in each of the words listed below.
- Try to guess the meaning of each prefix you found.
- Record your answers in your notebook.
- Check your answers in the dictionary. Correct your list, if
necessary
| superstructure |
hyperactive |
subzero |
| inhuman |
postdated |
prefix |
| antifreeze |
megaphone |
contraband |
| ultramodern |
reproduction |
abnormal |
| illogical |
immorality |
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B)
- Use each word above in a sentence to show that you
understand its meaning.
- Find at least two more words which use each prefix. Record
your answers.
- Ask your instructor to check your answers.
Exercise 4
A)
- Underline the suffix in each of the words listed below.
- Write a sentence using the word without its suffix.
- Write a sentence using the word with its suffix.
- Compare the two sentences to see how each of the two words
is used.
- Ask your instructor to check your work.
| commitment |
usable |
formaed |
| fortunate |
judgement |
answering |
| traveller |
secondary |
softly |
| Frederictonian |
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B)
1. For each suffix, find at least two more words that use the
same suffix.
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