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Not & 'Inter-'

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Ways of Saying 'Not"

Prefixes are letters or words placed at the start of words which change their meaning. The prefix 'in-' means 'not'. Let's look at some rules for using the prefix 'in'...

‘In-’

‘In-’

  • ‘In-’ means ‘not’.
  • For example:
    • Inactive - not active.
    • Incorrect - not correct.
    • Insane - not sane.
'Il-'

'Il-'

  • But a word starting ‘l’ will become ‘-il’ (instead of –in).
  • For example:
    • Illegal - not legal.
    • Illegible - not legible or readable.
'Im-'

'Im-'

  • If a word starts with ‘m’ or 'p', use '–im' (instead of –in).
  • For example:
    • Immature - not mature.
    • Im - not perfect.
'Ir-'

'Ir-'

  • If a root word starts with ‘r’, use ‘ir’ (instead of – in).
  • For example:
    • Irregular - not regular.
    • Irresponsible - not responsible.

'Inter-' Means Between or Among

Prefixes are letters or words placed at the start of words which change their meaning. The prefix 'inter-' means 'between' or 'among'. Let's look at some words beginning with 'inter'...

__Inter__city

Intercity

  • Intercity means travelling between cities.
    • For example, an intercity train goes between cities.
__Inter__national

International

  • Something that is international involves more than one nation. So something 'between' or 'among' nations.
    • For example, an international sporting competition is between different countries.
<b>Inter</b>val

Interval

  • An interval is a time period between things.
    • For example, an interval between acts at the theatre.
<b>Inter</b>act

Interact

  • To interact means to talk among people.
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1

Reading

1.1

Root Words

1.1.1Understanding New Words1.1.2Exception Words
1.2

Prefixes

1.2.1'Anti-' & 'Auto-'1.2.2Not & 'Inter-'1.2.3'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'1.2.4'Sub-' & 'Super-'1.2.5End of Topic Test - Root Words & Prefixes
1.3

Suffixes

1.3.1Vowel Suffixes1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes
2

Writing

2.1

Composition

2.1.1Effective Writing2.1.2Planning2.1.3Drafting2.1.4Editing2.1.5End of Topic Test - Writing Composition
2.2

Conjunctions

2.2.1Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences2.2.2Complex Sentences2.2.3Coordinating Conjunctions2.2.4Subordinating Conjunctions2.2.5End of Topic Test - Conjunctions
2.3

Present Perfect Tense

2.3.1Present Perfect Tense2.3.2Uses of the Present Perfect Tense
2.4

Nouns

2.4.1Using Nouns & Pronouns Properly2.4.2End of Topic Test - Present Perfect & Nouns
2.5

Fronted Adverbials

2.5.1Saying Where, When & How Often2.5.2Saying How & Why2.5.3Using Commas
2.6

Direct Speech

2.6.1Direct Speech2.6.2End of Topic Test - Fronted Adverbials & Speech
2.7

Homophones

2.7.1Accept & Except2.7.2Affect & Effect2.7.3Ball & Bawl2.7.4Berry & Bury2.7.5Brake & Break2.7.6Fair & Fare2.7.7Grate & Great2.7.8Groan & Grown2.7.9Hear & Here2.7.10Heal, Heel & He'll2.7.11Knot & Not2.7.12Mail & Male2.7.13Main & Mane2.7.14Meat & Meet2.7.15Medal & Meddle2.7.16Missed & Mist2.7.17Peace & Piece2.7.18Plain & Plane2.7.19Rain & Reign & Rein2.7.20Scene & Seen2.7.21Weather & Whether2.7.22Whose & Who's2.7.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
2.8

Spelling Rules

2.8.1Hard 'U' & 'I' Sounds2.8.2Words Ending in '-Sure', '-Mure' & '-Sion'2.8.3'Ei', 'Eigh' & 'Ey' Spellings2.8.4Words Ending in 'G' & 'K' Sounds2.8.5Spelling Words with 'Ch' & 'Sc'2.8.6Silent Letters2.8.7End of Topic Test - Spelling Rules
2.9

Using Apostrophes

2.9.1Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals2.9.2Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals
2.10

Using a Dictionary

2.10.1Using a Dictionary2.10.2End of Topic Test - Apostrophes & Dictionaries

Practice questions on Not & 'Inter-'

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  1. 1
    Add the correct prefix to these words to mean 'not...':Fill in the list
  2. 2
    If we want to add the prefix 'in' to a word beginning with 'l', what do we change 'in' to?Multiple choice
  3. 3
    I want to add the prefix 'in-' to a word. The word begins with 'm'. What prefix do I need to add instead of 'in'?Multiple choice
  4. 4
    I want to add the prefix 'in-' to a word. The word begins with 'p'. What prefix do I need to add instead of 'in'?Multiple choice
  5. 5
    Which of these words is the correct version of 'in' + 'regular'?Multiple choice
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'Anti-' & 'Auto-'

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