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2 1 Focus: The prefix un- 1 unusually unemployment 2 unfortunate unfortunately 3 unknown unnecessary 4 unemployed unnecessarily 5 unpleasant unacceptable 6 unexpected unsuccessful 7 uncertainty unreasonable 8 uncomfortable undesirable 9 unfamiliar unconscious 10 unpredictable unconditional

3 2 Focus: Like un, the prefixes dis and mis have negative meanings 1 mistaken misunderstanding 2 misleading misrepresentation 3 misfortune misinterpretation 4 misconduct mismanagement 5 misinformation miscalculation 6 discovered disadvantage 7 disappeared disappearance 8 discourage disappointment 9 disbelief disagreement 10 dismantle dissatisfaction

4 3 Focus: The prefix in, meaning not (in- can also become il-, im, or ir-) 1 inactive indefensible 2 incorrect incompatible 3 illegal illiteracy 4 illogical illegible 5 impossible impossibility 6 impatient immortal 7 immature imprisonment 8 imperfect improvements 9 irregular irresistible 10 irrelevant irresponsible

5 4 Focus: The prefix sub, meaning under, and super, meaning above. 1 subdivide subconscious 2 subheading subconsciously 3 submarine substandard 4 submerge submersible 5 subsystem subsidising 6 superstar superstition 7 superhuman supernatural 8 supermarket superimposed 9 supervision supercomputer 10 superficial superficially

6 5 Focus: auto means self or own, anti means against 1 autograph autobiographies 2 autobiography autobiographical 3 automatic automatically 4 automated autonomous 5 autopilot automobiles 6 autopsy anticipation 7 antiseptic antibacterial 8 antisocial antiquated 9 antibiotics antiplaque 10 anti-clockwise antipollution

7 6 Focus: inter means between or among 1 interact interactive 2 intercity intervention 3 international internationally 4 interrelated interdependence 5 interview interviewer 6 interested interestingly 7 interaction interrogation 8 interrupt interruption 9 interpreter interpretations 10 interfere interference

8 7 Focus: The suffix ation is added to verbs to form nouns. 1 adoration initiation 2 estimation compilation 3 evacuation corporation 4 preparation lamination 5 admiration abdication 6 association dehydration 7 destination aggravation 8 humiliation immigration 9 irritation discrimination 10 hibernation abomination

9 8 Focus: The suffix ly 1 seriously courageously 2 properly mysteriously 3 probably deliberately 4 thoughtfully unexpectedly 5 obediently unfortunately 6 cheekily wealthily 7 angrily squeakily 8 unhappily unsteadily 9 personally accidentally 10 eventually enthusiastically

10 9 Focus: To distinguish between homophones as well as other words that are often confused. 1 accept morning 2 except mourning 3 medal prophecy 4 meddle prophesy 5 weather stationary 6 whether stationery 7 advise principal 8 advice principle 9 licence practice 10 license practise

11 10 Focus: Words with silent letters (i.e. letters whose presence cannot be predicted from the pronunciation of the word) 1 column solemn 2 scissors thistle 3 muscle whistle 4 subtle wrinkle 5 castle wreckage 6 wrestle disguise 7 knuckle condemn 8 knickers autumn 9 island doubtful 10 Wednesday knowledge

12 11 Focus: The ending sounding like /ʒə/ is always spelt sure. The ending sounding like /tʃə/ is often spelt ture 1 leisure displeasure 2 pressure overexposure 3 reassure disclosure 4 treasure composure 5 enclosure nondisclosure 6 temperature restructure 7 agriculture infrastructure 8 premature architecture 9 recapture manufacture 10 immature expenditure

13 12 Focus: Words ending with the /g/ sound spelt gue and the /k/ sound spelt que. 1 league catalogue 2 tongue colleague 3 morgue monologue 4 intrigue dialogue 5 fatigue meringue 6 prologue synagogue 7 unique technique 8 antique boutique 9 cheque physique 10 mosque grotesque

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