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63 Money matters 05 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS If you are not sure what a word means, you can either consult a dictionary or try and guess what it means. One option is to work out the meaning of the word from its context. Another one is to look at parts of the word itself, like prefixes or suffixes, which will give you part of the meaning of the word. Do you remember how the addition of a suffix to a word can change it? What do you think happens if a prefix is added to a word? Keynesian ism was replaced by neo liberal ism . Example: The suffix - ism shows that the words are nouns. The prefix neo - means new. So it’s a new kind of liberalism. Scan the text about the economic crisis and write down all the words with the following prefixes. Can you guess the meaning of the prefixes? a VOCABULARY 8 Prefixes b A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the front of a word. The addition of a prefix usually gives an additional or different meaning to the word. Complete the list of prefixes with the meanings from the box. after or later than again before or earlier than from before not or the opposite of to take something away opposed to, against outside of or in addition to anti- : de- : ex- : extra- : Work in A/B pairs. A, think of a word with one of the prefixes from 9 or find one in your dictionary. B, try to explain its meaning with the help of the prefix. Example: A: Anti-virus software? B: Well, ‘anti’ means ‘against’, so it’s software that works against viruses. Use the prefixes in 9 to complete these sentences. 1 After the accident in Fukushima the -nuclear movement gained a lot of support. 2 Several -Soviet states have made the transition to free market economies. 3 In the -industrial age most people worked in agriculture. 4 In the 1970s the expected rise in the price of oil led to inflation in the industrialised economies. 5 It is important that consumers use bags and containers to help the environment. 6 One of the consequences of the crisis in 2008 was a valuation of the euro. 7 When the police found the jewel thief, it turned out to be the show star’s -secretary. 9 opposed to, against 10 11 re- : , un- : , , , de- : post- : re- : post- : pre- : un- : Nur A S zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum I des Verlags öbv