Prefix and suffix

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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.

Prefix

a prefix is put at the beginning of a word to change its meaning

like - dislike

happy - unhappy

write - rewrite

Take a look at these examples

legal                    illegal

wanted              unwanted

regular               irregular

literate               illiterate

What's the difference between the words?

Another difference is

no prefix          prefix

legal                    illegal

wanted              unwanted
regular               irregular

literate               illiterate

So what do they do?

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

Which is the correct opposite of honest?

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

Which is the correct opposite of reliable?

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

Which is the correct opposite of agree?

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

Wat komt er voor "possible"

1. Non
2. Dis
3. Im
4. Ir

Complete the sentence with the correct prefix.

I don't trust that boy anymore. He was ...honest about his age.

1. re
2. dis
3. mis
4. im

Wat komt er voor "play"

1. Mis
2. Re
3. Un
4. Ir

Wat komt er voor "appear"

1. Un
2. Dis
3. Non
4. Ir

Suffix

a suffix is put at the end of a word to change its meaning

love - lovely

cheer - cheerful

music - musical

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.

Part 2: Suffixes / Achtervoegsels

Komen achter het woord

Veranderen de betekenis van het woord

Examples: -er, -ing/ -ment, -ness

Suffixes / Achtervoegsels

Met -er: degene die de actie doet: Teach(er)

Werkwoord naar zelfstandig naamwoord: Pay(ment) / Paint(ing)

Bijwoord of bijvoeglijk naamwoord naar zelfstandig naamwoord: Kind(ness)

Suffixes

To talk about 'the person that does the action',

 add -er 

teach -> teacher

rap -> rapper

Wat komt er achter "punish"

1. ment
2. ness
3. er
4. ing

Wat komt er achter "teach"

1. ment
2. ness
3. er

Wat komt er achter "sad"

1. er
2. ing
3. ment
4. ness

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

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

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