We restricted the analysis to nouns, adjectives and verbs, which convey most of the meaning in a sentence The resulting dictionary of semantic fields
convenient handles, referring to these nouns as abrelatas and scarecrow nouns, lexical items which is an antidote to the mealy-mouthedness that lurks in
antidote antiseptic anti-gravity antifreeze What does the prefix auto– mean in these nouns? autobiography autograph automaton autopilot
We use the indefinite article with non- unique, singular countable nouns, e g there is a tutorial each week; she found an antidote to that poison
Nouns that refer to things which can be counted (can be singular or plural) are countable antibiotic, antidepressant, antidote circum-
Prefix Meaning Examples anti- against anticlimax, antidote, antithesis auto- self autobiography, automobile bi- two bilingualism, biculturalism, bi-
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ACADEMIC PREFIXES: NOUNS
Vocabulary Word Building
The most common prefixes used to form new nouns in academic English are: co- and sub-
Prefix Meaning Examples
anti- against anticlimax, antidote, antithesis auto- self autobiography, automobile bi- two bilingualism, biculturalism, bi-metalism co- joint co-founder, co-owner, co-descendant counter- against counter-argument, counter-example, counter-proposal dis- the converse of discomfort, dislike ex- former ex-chairman, ex-hunter hyper- extreme hyperinflation, hypersurface in- the converse of inattention, incoherence, incompatibility in- inside inpatient, inter- between interaction, inter-change, interference kilo- thousand kilobyte mal- bad malfunction, maltreatment, malnutrition mega- million megabyte mis- wrong misconduct, misdeed, mismanagement mini- small mini-publication, mini-theory mono- one monosyllable, monograph, monogamy neo- new neo-colonialism, neo-impressionism out- separate outbuilding, poly- many polysyllable pseudo- false pseudo-expert re- again re-organisation, re-assessment, re-examination semi- half semicircle, semi-darkness sub- below subset, subdivision super- more than, above superset, superimposition, superpowers sur- over and above surtax tele- distant telecommunications, tri- three tripartism ultra- beyond ultrasound under- below, too little underpayment, under-development, undergraduate vice- deputy vice-president Read the following text and underline the prefixes: Muffin is my favourite dog. Muffin wanted to go outside for a walk as he usually does biweekly. Muffin barked and jumped up and down, when he is anxious he semi blinks. Muffin wanted. Probably Muffin thought it was impossible to go outside so Muffin dragged, or pulled, his leash into the living room, where Dad sat. Dad wanted to watch the pregame show, the show that started before the game began, but he knew Muffin wanted to go outside for a walk. Dad decided to record the game so they could take a long walk, and then Dad watched the game.
Answer the questions about Muffin
What is Muffin?
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What did Dad misunderstand?
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What did Muffin want?
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What did Dad miss?
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What did Dad and Muffin do together?
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