E: Prefixes and suffixes hk2a 22-6-2023

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Chapter 5

The world of media

Lesson plan

Speaking assignment- Talk about pictures

Discuss prefixes and suffixes

Assignments prefixes & suffixes

Questions for extra practice

-  I can give advice.

-  I can give my opinion about media. 

D: Asking for and giving your opinion about media and news.

REAL

FAKE

FAKE

-  I know what prefixes and suffixes are.

-  I can can use prefixes correctly.

-  I can use suffixes correctly.

E: Grammar

Prefixes and suffixes are sets of letters that we add to the beginning of a word (prefix) or at the end of a word (suffix). They change the meaning of a word.

Prefixes

non-/un-/im-/il-/in-/ir- 

non-profit/illegal/impossible

Re-

return / revisit/ replay

Mis-

miscommunication  

Dis-

disappear

Give an opposite meaning to a word.

Again

Negative meaning

Opposite or negative meaning

Suffixes

-er

slower, faster, easier 

-ness

kindness, happiness

-ing

painting

-ment

payment

Comparison / a person or thing that does a certain action.

To turn an adverb/adjective into a noun.

To turn a product, material or a verb into a noun.

To change a verb into a noun.

In your book or online

Do exercises 29, 30, 31, 33
(Skip ex. 32)

Individually

Did you already finish these? 

Practice extra via Slim Stampen with the grammar

Choose the suffix that changes the verb 'buy' into a person that does the action.

1. -ing
2. -ment
3. -er

What's the comparative form of 'heavy'?

Change the verb 'build'. Add the prefix that means 'again'.

Change the verb 'begin' into the product of the action. Choose the correct suffix -ment or -ing.

Change the noun 'respect'. Add the prefix that gives it the opposite meaning.

Change the adjective 'happy'. Add the prefix that gives it the opposite meaning.

Fill in the comparative of
the adjective 'high'.

Change the adjective 'weak' into a noun. Choose the correct suffix: -ness or -ment.

Change the adjective 'responsible'. Add the prefix that gives it the opposite meaning.

Change the verb 'do'. Add the prefix that means 'again'.

Change the verb 'disappoint' into a noun. Choose the correct suffix: -ment or -ness.

Choose the suffix that changes the verb 'develop' into a person that does the action.

1. -ment
2. -ness
3. -er

What have you learned today about prefixes & suffixes?

Give an example of a word that has either a prefix or a suffix