Word study

PREFIXES
PREFIXES
:
:
UNDER- AND OVER-
UNDER- AND OVER-
NEW LESSON

1. PREFIX: UNDER-
- under
- under
growth (n)
weight (n)
Formation:
UNDER
NOUN
+
⇒ NOUN
Study the following words

- under
- under
charge (v)
develop (v)
Formation:
UNDER
VERB
+
⇒ VERB

+ Prefixal attributive use of UNDER, indicates place or
+ Prefixal attributive use of UNDER, indicates place or


situation below or beneath.
situation below or beneath.
+ The meaning of the new noun and verb is the
combination of the meaning of Under and the root noun
and verb.
Examples:
Examples:
- undergrowth (n): low-lying vegetation or small trees
growing beneath or among larger trees
- undercharge(v): to charge less than the proper or
fair price
Meaning

Exercise1 :
Choose a suitable word to fill in each blank
/ undercover/ underclothes/underweight
+ His ……………………… is one of his disadvantages of
playing boxing.

underachievement/ undercurrent/ underage.
+ She is 15 years old. She can’t get married because
of her ……………………
We can buy ……………………… in this market.
underpass/ underclothes / undercover

/ underdevelop/ underdounderstudy
They try to…….………………. famous actors

underfeed/ undermine / undersell
+ It is difficult to ……………………… this mountain

underlay/ underwrite/ undersell
+ They agreed to ……………………….their contrasts (n) hôïp ñoàng
-At home use a dictionary to find the meaning of nouns
( undercover, undercurrent, underpass,
underachievement) and verbs (underdo, underestimate,
underfeed, underlay, undersign, understate

2. PREFIX: OVER-
- over
- over
coat (n)
time (n)
Formation:
OVER
NOUN
+
⇒ NOUN
Study the following words

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