Talk a Lot Focus on Connected Speech Common Prefixes and What they Indicate • • A prefix comes at the beginning of a word It is sometimes stressed and sometimes unstressed Prefixes give information about the meaning of the word Prefix Meaning Example aanteantiautobicocounterdedisequiexforehomohyperilillimininterkilomalmegaminimismonomultineononoutoverpostprepropseudoreselfsemisubsupersurteletranstriultraununder- common verbs/adverbs/prepositions/adjectives (e.g annoy/again/above/awake) before against self two with against remove not equal former before same extremely not badly not not between thousand badly million small wrongly one many new not separate / better too much after before supporting false again about the self half below above above remote across three beyond not below antenatal anti-depressants autobiography bicycle cooperate counter-culture declassify disapprove equidistant ex-wife forefather homophones hypersensitive illogical ill-prepared immature incomplete international kilometre malfunctioning megawatt minibus mispronounced monotone multimedia neoclassical non-member outdoors/out-bid overachiever postgraduate prearrange pro-change pseudonym review self-taught semi-circle submarine supervisor/superstar surcharge television trans-continental triathlon ultrasound uninteresting underwear Literally before birth against depression a self-written biography two wheels work with somebody against the culture remove classification not approve at an equal distance a former wife relative before your existing family words with same sounds/spellings extremely sensitive not logical badly prepared not mature not complete between nations one thousand metres functioning badly one million watts a small bus wrongly pronounced one tone many different kinds of media new classical style not a member not indoors/a higher bid one who achieves too much after graduation arrange something before now supporting change false name (nym = name) look at again taught by oneself half a circle below the sea above others/above other stars an extra charge pictures sent from far away across continents three athletics events in one high frequency sound waves not interesting under your clothes For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary English Banana.com 14.1