Exam Facet CE B1. Prefixes and suffixes.

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The use of Prefixes and Suffixes

Our goal today

What are prefixes.

What are suffixes.

How do prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words.

Teams task E5.4

Prefix

Voorvoegsel

van een woord

dishonour

(eerverlies, schande)

Suffix

Achtervoegsel

van een woord

honourable

 (eerzaam)

Honour = eren.

befriend

unfriend

friends

friendly

friendless

friendliness

unfriendly

Friend

Uitleg woordsoorten:

- werkwoorden

- bijwoorden

- zelfstandig naamwoorden

Match the corresponding prefix.

credible

honest

use

kind

perfect

dis

im

un

in

re

Match the corresponding suffix.

ion

ly

y

ful

er

ian

storm

celebrate

sing

music

friend

wonder

Add a prefix.
Write down the opposite of the word: respect.

Add a prefix.
Write down the opposite of the word: responsible.

Add a prefix.
Write down the opposite of the word: patient.

Add a prefix.
Write down the opposite of the word: supportive.

Add a suffix.
The infant is completely ____ (Help)

Add a suffix.
You have been very ____ (Create)

Last year, I was on holiday in Thailand. On my first day, I went to visit a Buddhist temple. The woman at the gate was really (1 ...), but just as I was about to go in, she asked me (2 ...) to take my shoes off. Walking into a Buddhist temple with shoes on is considered (3 ...). I was a bit

(4 ...) because I'm always really (5 ...) when I'm abroad and read up on local customs and dress codes, things like that. I think it's (6 ...) to arrive somewhere without doing any research. Anyway, my shoes were (7 ...) but I didn't worry about leaving them outside. I know there are (8 ...) people around, but most of the people I met while travelling were very (9 ...).

Add a prefix or suffix so the words fit in the context.

help - polite - respect - embarrass - care - response - expense - honest - trust

1. helpful

2. politely

3. disrespectful

4. embarrased

5. careful

6. irresponsible

7. expensive

8. dishonest

9. trustworthy

Last year, I was on holiday in Thailand. On my first day, I went to visit a Buddhist temple. The woman at the gate was really (1 helpful), but just as I was about to go in, she asked me (2 politely) to take my shoes off. Walking into a Buddhist temple with shoes on is considered (3 disrespectful). I was a bit (4 embarrassed) because I'm always really (5 careful) when I'm abroad and read up on local customs and dress codes, things like that. I think it's (6 irresponsible) to arrive somewhere without doing any research. Anyway, my shoes were (7 expensive) but I didn't worry about leaving them outside. I know there are (8 dishonest) people around, but most of the people I met while travelling were very (9 trustworthy).

Add a prefix or suffix so the words fit in the context.

help - polite - respect - embarrass - care - response - expense - honest - trust

1. helpful

2. politely

3. disrespectful

4. embarrassed

5. careful

6. irresponsible

7. expensive

8. dishonest

9. trustworthy

If necessary, correct the prefixes and suffixes

 so the words fit in the context.

Oh, I read about this story in the newspaper. This woman (1) try to go shopping in her pyjamas, but the supermarket staff told her that her clothes were (2) accepted! It was quite (3) unfunny, really - she must have felt very (4) foolly. The supermarket said that it wasn't (5) legal or (6) morally to shop in pyjamas; they were just worried that allowing people to shop (7) undressed like that might offend some customers. I think their decision was fair ... I mean, dress codes in the UK are (8) ungeneral pretty (9) unflexible but you have to draw the line somewhere! Otherwise people will just become more and more (10) careful about things like this.

1. tried

2. unacceptable

3. funny

4. foolish

5. illegal

6. immoral

7. dressed

8. generally

9. flexible

10. uncareful

If necessary, correct the prefixes and suffixes

 so the words fit in the context.

Oh, I read about this story in the newspaper. This woman (1) tried to go shopping in her pyjamas, but the supermarket staff told her that her clothes were (2) unacceptable! It was quite (3) funny, really - she must have felt very (4) foolish. The supermarket said that it wasn't (5) illegal or (6) immoral to shop in pyjamas; they were just worried that allowing people to shop (7) dressed like that might offend some customers. I think their decision was fair ... I mean, dress codes in the UK are (8) generally pretty (9) flexible but you have to draw the line somewhere! Otherwise people will just become more and more (10) careless about things like this.

1. tried

2. unacceptable

3. funny

4. foolish

5. illegal

6. immoral

7. dressed

8. generally

9. flexible

10. careless

Prefixes

Meaning

before

again

not

not, opposite of

not, opposite of

not

wrong, bad

Prefix

Pre-

Re-

Un-

Dis-

Im-

Non-

Mis-

Example

premade

rewrite

unkind

dishonest

impolite

nonsense

misbehave

Suffixes

Meaning

full of

without something

have qualities of

a person

makes a noun

belief, doctrine

adverb

Suffix

-ful

-less

-(i)ous

-er/-or

-(a/i)tion

-ism 

-ly

Example

beautiful

fearless

dangerous

teacher

creation

capitalism

quickly

Suffixes used for grammar

-ed

-s

-ing

regelmatig werkwoord in de verleden tijd

SHIT rule bij werkwoorden

- ing vorm bij werkwoorden

Add prefixes to these adjectives to make them negative.

1 ... pupular

2 ... experience

3 ... efficient

4 ... legal

5 ... satisfied

6 ... relevant

7 ... perfect

8 ... certain

Now change each negative adjective into a noun. 

1 ... pupular ...

2 ... experience ...

3 ... efficient ...

4 ... legal ...

5 ... satisfied ...

6 ... relevant ...

7 ... perfect ...

8 ... certain ...

Adjectives can be changed into nouns by adding a suffix such as:

-ness

-ity 

For example: 

Happy becomes happiness (noun form of the adjective)

Real becomes reality (noun form of the adjective)

Add prefixes to these adjectives to make them negative.

1. unpupular

2. inexperience

3. inefficient

4. illegal

5. dissatisfied

6. irrelevant

7. imperfect

8. uncertain

Now change each negative adjective into a noun. 

1. unpupularity

2. inexperienced

3. inefficiency

4. illegality

5. dissatisfaction

6. irrelevance

7. imperfection

8. uncertainty

Adjectives can be changed into nouns by adding a suffix such as:

-ness

-ity 

For example: 

Happy becomes happiness (noun form of the adjective)

Real becomes reality (noun form of the adjective)

Add prefixes to these verbs so that they have te meanings given.

1. approve (feel something's bad or wrong).

2. locate (move to another place e.g. because of work)

3. act (talk and do things with other people)

4. understand (understand something wrongly)

5. estimate (rate something too low)

6. construct (build something again)

Now change each verb into a noun by using a suffix.

1. approve = ...

2. locate = ...

3. act = ...

4. understand = ...

5. estimate = ...

6. construct = ...

With the simple addition of -ment or -ion to a verb, it becomes a noun! 

Add prefixes to these verbs so that they have te meanings given.

1. disapprove =feel something's bad or wrong.

2. relocate = move to another place e.g. because of work.

3. interact = talk and do things with other people.

4. misunderstand = understand something wrongly.

5. underestimate = rate something too low.

6. reconstruct = build something again.

Now change each verb into a noun by using a suffix.

1. disapproval

2. relocation

3. interaction

4. misunderstanding

5. underestimation

6. reconstruction

With the simple addition of -ment or -ion to a verb, it becomes a noun! 

Add prefixes to these words so that they have the meanings given.

1. ... biography (when a person writes about themselves)

2. ... pilot (someone sharing the task of flying an aircraft with another person).

3. ... fiction (not fictional)

4. ... president (former president)

5. ... detached (house joined to the one next door)

Add:

auto-

co-

non-

ex-

semi-

vrijstaande woning = detached house

twee-onder-een-kap = semi-detached

rijtjeswoning = terraced / row house

Add prefixes to these words so that they have the meanings given.

1. autobiography = when a person writes about themselves.

2. co-pilot = someone sharing the task of flying an aircraft with another person.

3. non-fiction = not fictional.

4. ex-president = former president.

5. semi-detached = house joined to the one next door.

Add:

auto-

co-

non-

ex-

semi-

vrijstaande woning = detached house

twee-onder-een-kap = semi-detached

rijtjeswoning = terraced / row house

Prefix race

Work in 4 groups.

Who can come up with the most words that start with: 

bi... (for example: bilingual)

dis... (dissappointed)

anti... (antisceptic)

un... (unreliable)

Do not cheat!              So no internet!!!

Afterwards ask if they have figured out what 'bi' means. 

Remember “biscuit” comes from cooked twice.