Foscari - Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica
Foscari - Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica
Foscari - Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica
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Negative and<br />
positive<br />
un-<br />
non-<br />
in-<br />
<strong>di</strong>s-<br />
re-<br />
Size<br />
semi-<br />
mini-<br />
micro-<br />
ex-<br />
Location<br />
inter<br />
super<br />
trans<br />
post<br />
extra<br />
mid<br />
Time and<br />
order<br />
pre-<br />
ante-<br />
fore-<br />
Study these tables. Try to find ad<strong>di</strong>tional examples, using your <strong>di</strong>ctionary if necessary.<br />
Exercise 1<br />
l Negative and positive prefixes:<br />
Prefix Meaning Examples<br />
Negative un- I unmagnetized<br />
in- incomplete<br />
im- not impossible<br />
il- illegal<br />
ir- irregular, irrelevant<br />
non- not connected with non-programmable,<br />
mis- bad, wrong mis<strong>di</strong>rect<br />
<strong>di</strong>s- opposite feeling <strong>di</strong>sagree<br />
opposite action <strong>di</strong>sconnect<br />
anti- against antiglare<br />
de- reduce, reverse demagnetize, decode<br />
under- too little underestimate<br />
Positive re- do again reorganize<br />
over- too much overload<br />
2 Prefixes of size:<br />
Prefix Meaning Examples<br />
semi- half, partly semiconductor<br />
equi- equal equi<strong>di</strong>stant<br />
mini- small minicomputer<br />
micro- very small microcomputer<br />
macro- large, great macroeconomics<br />
mega- megabyte<br />
Number<br />
mono-<br />
bi-<br />
hex-<br />
multi-<br />
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