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Common noun prefixes.

12 Noun Prefixes Anti = against


Auto = of or by yourself
Nouns like adjectives or verbs can be formed using prefixes. Prefixes
are added to the root (base word) and may have various meanings. Bi = referring to two
Co = together with
Ex = former
1) Match the words with the suitable noun prefix.
Fore = before, front
1. anti a) cycle 7. a) multi b) over - vitamins Mini = small
2. auto b) founder 8. a) mini b) sub - skirt Multi = more than one
3. bi c) student 9. a) semi b) pseudo - science Over = excessive, above
4. co d) virus 10. a) semi b) sub - circle Pseudo = not real or true
5. ex e) head 11. a) over b) sub - titles Semi = half of
6. fore f) biography 12. a) over b) semi - population Sub = under, below

2) Complete the sentences with the nouns in Ex. 1)

1. We put the chairs in a __________________________ so that everyone could see the speaker.
2. Mr. Clemens met his ____________________________ at the exhibition last Sunday.
3. Most students need to read the _________________________ when they watch a film in English.
4. _____________________ first became fashionable in the 1960s.
5. Mark Zuckerberg is the _______________________________of Facebook.
6. He has a round face with a high________________________________.
7. In his ____________________________he occasionally refers to his unhappy schooldays.
8. My neighbour was accused of stealing a small boy's _______________________.
9. Most people consider astrology to be a ____________________________________.
10. ___________________________________ is one of the country's most pressing social problems.
11. Take __________________________________every day. Make it a habit, like brushing your teeth.
12. You might want to install ____________________________ software.

4) Answer the questions, using nouns with


prefixes: sub- anti- fore- auto- bi-
3) Underline the odd-one-out.
1. What kind of drug can help somebody
1 forearm forecast forefinger foretoe with an infection? ________________
2 coworker co-maker co-skirt co-editor 2. What means ‘underground railway’ in
the USA? _________________________
3 submarine sub-zero subway sublight
3. Who is capable of using two languages
4 anti-hat anti-war antivirus anti-clockwise equally well? ______________________
5 bicycle bitooth billion biceps 4. What is a navigational device that
6. ex-wife ex-student ex-snow ex-boyfriend automatically keeps ships or planes on a
steady course? ____________________
7. minibus miniskirt mininame miniature
5. How do you call the lower part of the
8. overcoat overall overlord overcarpet arm, between the wrist and the elbow?
9. semicolon semifinal semifinger semitone __________________

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Answer Key

Ex. 1)
1d 2f 3a 4b 5с 6с 7a 8a 9b 10 a 11 b 12 a

Ex. 2)
1 semicircle 2 ex-student 3 subtitles 4 Miniskirts 5 co-founder 6 forehead
7 autobiography 8 bicycle 9 pseudo-science 10 Overpopulation
11 multi- vitamins 12 antivirus

Ex. 3)
1 foretoe 2 co-skirt 3 sublight 4 anti-hat 5 bitooth
6 ex-snow 7 mininame 8 overcarpet 9 semifinger

Ex 4)
1 antibiotic 2 subway 3 bilingual 4 auto-pilot 5 forearm

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