74 Unit 05 | Caring for our world Prefixes for changing word meaning There is a range of prefixes to make new words with a different meaning. Match these common prefixes with the meaning they add to the word. LANGUAGE 18 a Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. appear consider danger estimate fish lead turn 1 is caused by the ever-increasing demand for fish and seafood. 2 Thanks to conservation efforts, many animal populations are increasing, and some species which were thought to have gone extinct are even . 3 These statistics are technically true but highly , and so will give people the wrong idea. 4 For some species, breeding programmes in zoos are a possible solution. 5 Some previous conservation strategies will have to be as they don’t have a positive impact on the environment. 6 The scientists leave the camp early in the morning and don’t until nightfall. 7 Even though we’ve been told the shocking facts for decades, many people still the impact global warming will have on their lives in the future. 19 Just like German, English uses many more Greek and Latin prefixes in formal and academic writing. Can you figure out what the prefixes in the words below mean? 20 a a not enough b too much c cause, make, do d the wrong way, wrongly e again, back 1 en- ensure 2 mis- mistake 3 over- overweight 4 re- recycle 5 under- underpaid 1 load 2 joy(ed) 3 paid 4 place 5 use 6 view Which of the prefixes can you add to the following words? More than one is possible. b 1 antisocial 2 decaffeinated 3 foreseeable 4 interactive 5 nonsense 6 prejudice 7 semicircle 8 subtitle 9 supernatural 10 transparent Find one more example of each prefix. Use a dictionary if necessary. b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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