Grammar Prefixes - Suffixes

Prefixes and Suffixes
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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Prefixes
Are placed in front of the word.
Change the meaning of the word.

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Prefixes 

Prefixes change the meaning of words, because the prefix has a meaning:
-pre            before
-post          after
-re                again
- mis            wrong/bad

determine - predetermine                   arrange - re-arrange
war time - post-war time                       behave - misbehave

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Prefixes
The following prefixes all mean ‘not’ or ‘the opposite’: 
non-      fiction  - non-fiction
un-         available - unavailable
im-         possible - impossible
il-             legal - illegal
in-           expensive - inexpensive
ir-            regular - irregular
dis-         like - dislike




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Suffixes
Are placed after the word.
Change the meaning of the word.

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Suffixes 
-less                      without                                                                                 childless
-able                      able to                                                                                  comfortable
-ance/-ence       makes a noun of a verb or adjectives                   annoyance/ intelligence
- ion/-ment         makes a noun from a verb                                          translation/ enjoyment
-ness/ -ity            makes a noun from an adjective                             redness / similarity            
-er/-or/-ist            describe people and jobs                                           teacher/ editor/ artist



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Suffixes
BUT: there are many suffixed you know and used every day:
- ed     indicates something happened                              learn - learned
- ing    indicates something is happening                        cycle - cycling
- er       indicates something is more                                   small - smaller
- est     indicates something has reached its peak       small - smallest
- ly        indicates how something is done                          careful - carefully




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QUESTIONS?

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Choose the correct form:
Appear
A
Unappear
B
Disappear
C
Irappear
D
Nonappear

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disbelief
dis =
A
impolite
B
rude
C
tasty
D
not

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Return / Replay / Rerun, etc.
Wat does 're' stand for?
A
wrong
B
again, back
C
not
D
opposite

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Complete the sentence with the correct prefix.

I don't trust that boy anymore. He was ...honest about his age.
A
re
B
dis
C
mis
D
im

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Choose the suffix that changes the verb 'buy' into a person that does the action.
A
-ing
B
-ment
C
-er

Slide 14 - Quiz

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

Slide 15 - Open question

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

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

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

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Choose the suffix that changes the verb 'develop' into a person that does the action.
A
-ment
B
-ness
C
-er

Slide 19 - Quiz