Lesson 9 - suffixes and prefixes

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

What are we going to do today?

• Vocabulary
• New grammar: prefixes & suffixes
• Next week: discuss your test

Vocabulary

Grab your notebook

Find an empty page

1. Write down words A on page 96 and their Dutch translation

2. In a sentence, describe the English word in English

3. Make a new sentence with the word

Example:

1. Constantly = voortdurend 

2. Constantly means when something happens all the time

3. She was constantly checking her phone.

Homework check

Ex. 11 up and until 16 on page 62

Lesson goals: at the end of the lesson....

• I can recognise and use the correct prefixes and suffixes

Find out the rule

Example A: Don't get me wrong, I like the idea that people want to visit my city. It's just that I absolutely dislike all the mess they leave behind.

Example B: It's a treat to watch Arsenal play so well nowadays! I watched the replay of that second goal five times.

Ask SS to read these 2 examples and what the differences are

like-dislike (dis- = not/the opposite)

play-replay (re- = again/back)

Prefixes

What are prefixes?    

Prefixes

Letters you place BEFORE a word

They change the meaning of the word

Prefixes

The following prefixes all mean ‘not’ or ‘the opposite’: 

non- / un- / im- / il- / in- / ir- / dis-.

sense, used, possible, legal, compatible, responsible, appear

nonsense, unused, impossible, etc.

Wat is het tegenovegestelde van reliable?

re- means 'again' or 'back'

act -> react

play -> replay

turn -> return

Prefixes

non-/un-/im-/il-/in-/ir- 

illegal/impossible

Re-

return / revisit/ replay

Mis-

miscommunication  

Give an opposite meaning to a word.

Again

Negative meaning

mis- is used to give a negative meaning

place -> misplace

understand -> misunderstand

dis- is used to give an opposite or negative meaning

like -> dislike

appear -> disappear

Which is the correct opposite of honest?

1. unhonest
2. ilhonest
3. dishonest
4. mishonest

Recap

re- means?

re- means again/back

mis- means wrong/not

Suffixes

What are suffixes?

Suffixes

Letter that go AFTER a word

They change the meaning of a word

-er: comparison / the person, thing that does the action

–er: you use -er to compare things. -er is also used when a person/thing is doing something.

fast -> faster --> This rabbit is faster than the turtle.

slow -> slower

teach -> teacher

rap -> rapper

-less means ‘without’.

My cat is hairless.
She is a fearless woman.

-ing/ment 

-ing/-ment: changes a product/material/verb into a noun.

The painting was sold for a million pounds.

(Het schilderij is verkocht voor een miljoen pond)

The payment went through.

(De betaling werd goedgekeurd)

Suffixes

-er

slower, faster, easier 

-ness

kindness, happiness

-ing/ment

painting, payment

-ful

playful

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.

Something or someone has a certain characteristic

Suffixes

-less

hairless, fearless

-able

without

To say something can be done

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

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

Homework 

Tuesday, March 21    2024

What: Ex. 17, 18, 20 on page 66

Exercise 29, 30, 31, 33 on page 74

Study words A + C on page 96

Watch video on Magister

-ness to change an adverb or adjective into a noun

friendly -> friendliness

sad -> sadness

-ful means something or someone has a certain characteristic (eigenschap).

My guinea pig is very playful.
The painting is very colourful.

You use -able to say something can be done.

This is a very readable book.
Do you think my notes are usable?

Which is the correct opposite of reliable?

1. irreliable
2. unreliable
3. disreliable
4. inreliable

Let's discuss your test

No pens allowed on your desk

Check your mistakes and ask questions

Open your workbook

Where: Page 66

What: Ex. 17, 18, 20

Which is the correct opposite of agree?

1. misagree
2. unagree
3. iragree
4. disagree

Prefixes

suffixes

impossible

unprepared

nonsense

disbelief

dancer

drawing

happiness

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Let's discuss your test

No pens allowed on your desk

Check your mistakes and ask questions

Homework 

Tuesday, March 12th 

Exercise 29, 30, 31, 33 on page 74

Study words A + C

Open your workbook

Where: Page 66

What: Ex. 17, 18, 20

Skimmimg/ exploring a text (oriënterend lezen)

- titel

-first paragraph

- photos/ images

-lists, schemes

- words in bold, underlined, italic, large, coloured etc.

-the source of the text

Scanning (zoekend lezen)

- titles and sub-headings

- keywords

- words in bold, underlined, italic, large, coloured etc.

- tables and diagrams

-  characters such as currency symbols , bullets etc. 

intensive reading (intensief lezen)

- Read the entire text.

- Pay attention to layout and headings.

- Pay attention to the most important words and phrases in each paragraph.

- Identify the main idea of each paragraph.

How did it go?

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