Prefixes

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Prefixes

Prefixes go at the .....

1. end of a word
2. beginning of a word

Are there any rules?

Not really. 

You can only study prefixes by studying the words they belong to. Sometimes it is easy, because you already know a lot of them. Sometimes you have to look them up in a dictionary.

Are there any rules?

There are minor rules for spelling though.

ir- is always followed by an r                                irregular

im- is always followed by an m or p                 immaterial

Also remember

Not every word with a prefix is negative or opposite:

alike (the same)

discuss

universe

illuminate

important

involve

Prefixes come before a word and change the meaning of that word.

1. True
2. False

Which is the correct opposite of honest?

1. unhonest
2. ilhonest
3. dishonest
4. mishonest

Which is the correct opposite of reliable?

1. irreliable
2. unreliable
3. disreliable
4. inreliable

Which is the correct opposite of agree?

1. misagree
2. unagree
3. iragree
4. disagree

Which is the correct opposite of behave?

1. Disbehave
2. Misbehave
3. Unbehave
4. Desbehave

Which is the correct opposite of understand?

1. Ununderstand
2. Misunderstand
3. Disunderstand
4. Irunderstand

Which is the correct opposite of possible?

1. Mispossible
2. Irpossible
3. Unpossible
4. Dispossible

Complete the missing word: Prefixes:
___legal

1. il
2. non
3. dis
4. re

Prefixes:

- possible

1. im
2. ir
3. un
4. mis

Prefixes:

- grade

1. de
2. re
3. up
4. down

Prefixes:

- organise

1. de
2. re
3. up
4. down

Prefixes:

- connect

1. dis
2. un
3. mis
4. non

Prefixes:

-view

1. de
2. re
3. mis
4. im

Which is the correct opposite of sense?

1. Missense
2. Dissense
3. Irsense
4. Nonsense