Prefixation. (no change of class)

PREFIXES

Negative prefixes.

· UN: the opposite of (fair – unfair, happy – unhappy).

· NON: not (non-smoker, non-stop, nonsense).

· IN: the opposite of (insane, invisible).

· DIS: the opposite of (disapproval).

· A: lacking in (amoral).

Privative suffixes.

· UN: to reverse action (unhorse, unfaith).

· DE: to reverse action / to get rid of (decode, deforestation).

· DIS: to reverse action / to deprive of (disconnect, discontent).

Pejorative prefixes.

· MIS: badly / wrongly (misinform, misunderstand…)

· MAL: badly (malformed).

· PSEUDO: false (pseudo-intellectual).

Prefixes of degree or size.

· ARCH: highest (archduke, archbishop).

· SUPER: more than (supermarket, superman, supernatural).

· OUT: more than (outrun).

· SUR: over and above (surtax, survey).

· SUB: lower than (subhuman).

· OVER: too much (overeat, overdressed).

· UNDER: too little (undercook, underworked).

· HYPER: extremely (hypersensitive)

· ULTRA: extremely (ultrasoft)

· MINI: little (mini-skirt, mini-car).

Prefixes of attitude.

· CO: with (coeducation, co driver).

· COUNTER: in opposition to (counteract)

· ANTI: against (antibiotic, anti-social).

· PRO: on the side of (pro-revolution).

Locative prefixes.

· SUPER: over / above (superstructure).

· SUB: beneath (subconscious).

· INTER: between / among (international).

· TRANS: across (transatlantic, transplant).

Prefixes of time and order.

· FORE: before (foretell, forecast).

· PRE: before (pre-marital).

· POST: after (post-war).

· EX: former (ex-president).

· RE: again (rebuild, re-elected).

Number prefixes.

· UNI / MONO: one (unilateral, monotheism).

· BI / DI: two (bilingual, dipole).

· TRI: three (tricolour, tridimensional).

· MULTI / POLY: many (multiracial, polysyllabic).

Other prefixes.

· AUTO: self (autobiography).

· NEO: new (neo-Gothic).

· PAN: all (pan-African).

· PROTO: original (prototype).

· SEMI: half (semi-circle, semitone).

· VICE: second (vice-president).