un + happy î unhappy n’hæpi
• un- + Noun î Noun
un + belief î unbelief nbi’li:f
Notion
Prefix un- means:
• Not or opposite of
un- + tidy î untidy ntaidi
• Lack of
un- + concern î unconcern nk n’s :n
6. Prefix under- nd
殴
Form
Prefix under- can be attached to the base forms started with vowel and consonant phonemes.
under- + cut î undercut nd k t under- + arm î underarm nd ra:m
Prefix under- does not change the base form of the word. under- + cut î undercut nd k t
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under- + dress î underdress nd ’dres
Distribution
Prefix under- can be attached to:
• Verb
under- + act î underact nd rfækt
• Noun
under- + ground î underground nd rg und
Function
Prefix under- can change the class word of the base form.
• under- + Noun î Adjective
under- + cover î undercover nd k v under- + weight î underweight nd weit
Notion
Prefix under- means:
• Too little
under- + estimate î underestimate nd r’estimeit
• Below or beneath
under + arm î underarm nd r 淑:m
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• Lesser importance or lower rank
under- + secretary î undersecretary nd rsekr tri
7. Prefix super- su:p
殴
Form
Prefix super- can be attached to the base forms started with vowel and consonant phonemes.
super + market î supermarket su:p ma:kit super + add î superadd su:p ræd
Prefix super- does not change the base form of the word. super + market î supermarket su:p ma:kit
super + tax î supertax su:p tæks
Distribution
Prefix super- can be attached to:
• Verb
super + abound î superabound su:p r b n super + add î superadd su:p ræd
• Noun
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super + market î supermarket su:p ma:kit super + men î supermen su:p mæn
• Adjective
super + sonic î supersonic su:p sonik super + human î superhuman su:p ’hju:m n
Function
Prefix super- does not change the class word of the base form.
• super- + Noun î Noun
super + market î supermarket su:p ma:kit
super + human î superhuman su:p ’hju:m n • Super- + Verb î Verb
super + charge î supercharge su:p rsa:d
• super- + Adjective î Adjective
super + fine î superfine su:p fain
Notion
Prefix super- means:
• Above or over
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super + script î superscript su:p skip
• Greater size
super + market î supermarket su:p ma:kit
• Surpassing other, outstanding
super + star î superstar su:p sta:
• Beyond a standard or norm
super + sonic î supersonic su:p sonik
• Indicating that a chemical compound contains a specified element
super + oxide î superoxide su:p ’oksaid
8. Prefix dis- dis-
