Negative prefixes antonyms
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A prefix is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, often making it the opposite or antonym. The document provides examples of negative prefixes like "un", "dis", "mis", "im", and "il" that can be added to word roots to form antonyms. Readers are instructed to use dictionaries and thesauruses to add these negative prefixes to word roots on their whiteboards to generate more antonym examples.
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- 1. Negative Prefixes A prefix is added to the beginning of a word, or to a word root to change its meaning. For example adding un to pleasant becomes unpleasant. It makes the original word an antonym (its opposite) Try these: Move the un to the root word and see what antonym you get Un dress decided cooked acceptable pleasant did
- 2. Choose negative prefixes from the box to make each of these words into antonyms. word roots justice polite approve behave possible sufficient literate colour trust honest In dis mis im il Can you think of any more examples of antonyms containing these negative prefixes? Does it change its spelling in each case? Can you think of any more examples of antonyms containing these negative prefixes? Does it change its spelling in each case?
- 3. Use a dictionary and a thesaurus to help. On your whiteboards write these word roots to make antonyms. Workin pairs. Word experience logical mature regular possible complete legal reversible Antonym using negative prefix Show me your Whiteboards. How did you get on? What did you learn?