Answer Key
Noun prefixes
Use the words in brackets to form nouns. Use the following prefixes:
Non-, dis-, mis-, co-, ex-, re-
- A [non-event] (event) is an anticipated or highly publicized event that either does not occur or turns out to be anticlimactic, boring, or a hoax.
- There are about 40 million [non-believers, nonbelievers] (believer) in the US.
- Paul Allen is a private investor and [co-founder] (founder) of Microsoft.
- The investigators found evidence of [mistreatment] (treatment) of animals at the pig farm.
- The [resettlement] (settlement) Administration (RA) was a U.S. federal agency that, between April 1935 and December 1936, relocated struggling urban and rural families to communities planned by the federal government.
- I ran into my [ex-wife] (wife) the other day when I was shopping. She has changed!
- Did you see that talkshow with the [ex-mayor] (mayor) of Prague? It was very interesting!
- That little [misprint] (print) caused a lot of troubles.
- Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC World Service global poll finds that [dissatisfaction] (satisfaction) with free market capitalism is widespread.
- The new Japanese leadership causes [discomfort] (comfort) in the US.
Some nouns for you to remember:
| Non- | Non-smoker, non-believer, nonentity, non-event, non-story |
|---|---|
| Dis- | Dissatisfaction, disconnection, disappearance, disqualification, disability, discomfort |
| Mis- | Misunderstanding, mistreatment, mishap, misprint, misfortune, misadventure, misbehavior |
| Co- | Co-pilot, co-driver, co-author, co-founder, co-producer, co-education |
| Ex- | Ex-husband, ex-wife, ex-mayor, ex-president |
| Re- | Resettlement, reconstruction, restoration, refund, return, reaction |