Prefixes

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Prefixes super-, dis-, pre-, semi-, uni-๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿ‘ˆ

A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a word. 

A prefix changes the meaning of the word.

super- means “more than” dis- means “not; away”

pre- means “before” semi- means “half”

uni- means “one”

A. Add the correct prefix to each word to form a new word. Use the meaning clue in parentheses to help you.

1. (before) _____________ view

2. (one) _____________ cycle

3. (not) _____________ please

4. (half) _____________ precious

5. (more than) __________ human

6. (more than) __________ market

B. Write the correct word to complete each sentence. Use the picture clues to help you.




1. I am ___________ .





2. I am a ___________ .





3. I am ___________ .





 

4. I am a _____________ .


A. Use what you know. Write the best word to complete each sentence.

1. It took ________________ effort for the men to push the truck off the road.

2. Historic events that happened long ago before there was written language 

are ________________ .

3. Did the missing wallet mean a ________________ person was in the room?

4. The clown balanced very well as he rode around on a ________________ .

5. Jenna had a gold ring with a ________________ stone in it.

6. We are going to see a ________________ of the play before it officially opens.

7. The students sat in a ________________ in front of the teacher.

8. After work, Mom will stop at the ________________ to pick up food 

for dinner.

9. That’s my dog’s favorite chair, and it will ________________ him if you sit there.

10. The painting showed the make-believe ________________ running through 

a forest.

1. semicolon; punctuation mark indicating a pause greater than a 

comma and less than a colon 



2. disinterest; lack of interest 



3. unicolor; all the same color 



4. superhighway; large highway with six or more lanes 



5. prejudge; make a judgment before knowing all the facts 

แ€€ြိုแ€แ€„်၍ แ€…ီแ€›แ€„်แ€†ုံးแ€–ြแ€်แ€žแ€Š်။/แ€™แ€œေ့แ€œာแ€˜ဲแ€†ုံးแ€–ြแ€်แ€”ှแ€„့်แ€žแ€Š်

We mustn't prejudge the issue.

~ prejudges 3rd person; ~ prejudged past and past participle; ~ prejudging present participle



6. semifinal; competition just before the final one 


7. supertanker; large vessel for transporting oil 
8. prepaid; paid before delivery 

9. discolor; to stain or change the color of something 

10. universe; the earth and all existing things

Glossary

supermarket 

A supermarket is a large food store.

noun แ€€ုแ€”်แ€•แ€’ေแ€žာ แ€ိုแ€€် queue/pay at a supermarket checkout. ~ supermarkets plural

 displease

If you displease someone, you annoy that person.

 Verb แ€žแ€˜ောแ€™แ€€ျแ€–ြแ€…်แ€…ေแ€žแ€Š်။ แ€’ေါแ€žแ€‘ွแ€€်แ€…ေ แ€žแ€Š်။ He'd do anything rather than displease his parents. ~ displeases 3rd person; ~ displeased past and past participle; ~ displeasing present participle 

preview

If you get a preview of something, you see it in advance.

 Noun

แ€›ုံแ€™แ€แ€„်แ€™ီแ€•ြแ€žော แ€กแ€‘ူးแ€•ွဲ။

We attended a sneak preview of the winter fashion collection.

แ€•ွဲแ€™แ€‘ုแ€်แ€™ီ แ€€ြိုแ€แ€„် แ€žแ€แ€„်းแ€•ို့แ€ျแ€€်၊ แ€กแ€žိแ€•ေးแ€ြแ€„်း။

a preview of next week's programme.

~ previews plural

Verb

แ€›ုံแ€™แ€แ€„်แ€™ီ แ€กแ€‘ူးแ€•ွဲแ€•ြแ€žแ€Š်၊ แ€€ျแ€„်းแ€•แ€žแ€Š်။

paintings previewed at the Cologne Art Fair.

~ previews 3rd person; ~ previewed past and past participle; ~ previewing present participle

semicircle

A semicircle is half a circle. / Semiprecious jewels aren’t as valuable as precious ones.

Noun แ€…แ€€်แ€ိုแ€„်းแ€ြแ€™်း แ€…แ€€်แ€ိုแ€„်းแ€ြแ€™်း။ แ€…แ€€်แ€ိုแ€„်းแ€ြแ€™်းแ€•ုံ။ © CIRCLE sitting in a semicircle round the fire. ~ semicircles plural

unicycle 

A unicycle has one wheel.

NOUN

a one-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals, esp one used in a circus, etc

Also called: monocycle

superhuman

Someone who is superhuman shows extra strength or power.

 Verb

แ€œူแ€ို့แ€“แ€™္แ€™แ€ာ แ€แ€›ားแ€‘แ€€် แ€œွแ€”်แ€€ဲแ€žော။

Adjective

แ€œူแ€žာแ€™แ€”် แ€ို့แ€‘แ€€် แ€žာแ€œွแ€”်แ€žော။ แ€กာแ€‚။

show almost superhuman courage/intelligence/strength.  

dishonest

 A person who cheats or lies is dishonest.

adjective

แ€™แ€›ိုးแ€–ြောแ€„့်แ€žော

It would be dishonest of me to pretend that I enjoyed the evening.

แ€œိแ€™်แ€œแ€Š်แ€žော။ แ€€แ€œိแ€™်แ€€ျแ€žော။

dishonest behaviour/goings-on/competition.

แ€™แ€…แ€„်แ€€ြแ€š်แ€žော။ แ€™แ€›ိုးแ€™แ€žားแ€›แ€žော။

dishonest earnings/gains.

prehistoric

Prehistoric means “before recorded history.”

Adjective แ€žแ€™ိုแ€„်းแ€™แ€ိုแ€„်แ€™ီ in prehistoric times.

semiprecious  Adjective

แ€กแ€™ျแ€€်แ€€ျောแ€€်แ€กแ€†แ€„့် แ€™แ€›ှိแ€žော แ€กแ€œှแ€†แ€„်แ€€ျောแ€€်။

semiprecious stones.

unicorn

A unicorn is an imaginary animal with one horn on its forehead.

Noun

in myths แ€”แ€–ူး၌ แ€ျိုแ€แ€…်แ€ျောแ€„်းแ€•ေါแ€€်แ€žော แ€’แ€ာแ€›ီแ€œာแ€™ြแ€„်း။ แ€žိแ€„်္แ€‚แ€ฟ။ @ COAT OF ARMS

~ unicorns plural

Everyday phrases

to get in/ to get on

get in/ get on (to get in is used for cars; to get on is used for all other forms of transportation.)

1. When a train, bus, or plane gets in, it arrives.

2. to enter a car, train, etc

Example sentences: 

He got on his bicycle and rode down the road.

We got on the train at Bagan.

It is easiest to get in the car from the driver's side.   The door on the other side doesn't work well.

I always get on the bus to work at Saydanar Street.

to get out of/ to get off

to leave or descend from a vehicle (from a bus, train, etc); dismount

to get out of is used for cars; to get off is used for all other forms of transportation.

Example sentences

We got out of the taxi and paid the driver.

Why don't we stop and get out of the car for a while?

She got off the train at the 1st terminal.


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