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In today’s English Language class, We will be Developing our Vocabulary. We hope you enjoy the class!
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT: Word Building, Using prefixes: super, over, wider, counter, anti, pro, Trans, inter and hyper.
Content:
As we learnt in previous lessons, prefixes are added to the beginning of words to alter their meanings. Each prefix has its own meaning. For examples:
| Prefix | Meaning | Examples | |
| 1 | Super | Greater than normal | Super-human |
| 2 | Over | More than usual | Overblown, over-charge |
| 3 | Under | Less than usual | under-charge, under-estimate |
| 4 | Counter | Against, opposite | Counter-attack, counter-claim |
| 5 | Anti | Against, opposed to | Anti-Christ, anti-clockwise |
| 6 | Pro | In favour of, supporting | Pro-Democracy, Pro-active |
| 7 | Trans | Beyond. into another state/place | Trans- Atlantic transform, Transplant. |
| 8 | Inter | Between, from one to another | Inter-action, international, interface. |
| 9 | Hyper | More than normal | Hyper-active, hypertension. |
Evaluation: Form two words with each of the following prefixes:
- Anti
- Counter
- Super
- Over
- Under
- Trans
- Hyper
Reference: Oxford advanced Learner’s Dictionary; English Grammar by P.O. Olatunbosun.
Reading Assignment: Read English Grammar by Olatunbosun, page 104
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In our next class, we will be talking about Expressing Possibility in Sentence Structure. We are very much eager to meet you there.