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  Recognizing and Working with Prefixes

Guess the meaning of the prefixes in the table below. Click [...] to see if you guessed correctly.

Prefix Meaning
inter- [ ... ]between
intra- [ ... ]within
de- [ ... ]remove from, make less
dis- [ ... ]opposite or negative
in, il, un- [ ... ]opposite or negative
re- [ ... ]back, again
anti- [ ... ]against
mal- [ ... ]bad
mis- [ ... ]bad, wrong
In the following table, use a prefix and write the negative form of the word given. Click the tab key to continue and to see if you're correct (green) or incorrect (red).
virus
adjusted
personal
nutrition
sensitize
sensitive
approve
legal
bacterial
organization
attractive
agreement
manage
mingle
appropriate
intentional
explicable
associate

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