CE B1 lesson 6. Prefixes and suffixes. Reading: Safety instructions & Kelly Kettle.

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Today's class

Starter:

Building vocabulary with affixes.

Main course:

Reading: Kelly kettle.

Reading: Safety instructions.

Dessert: Prefix race!

English 

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Building vocabulary

What are prefixes and suffixes?

Affixes

Even though they’re small, affixes can change a word’s meaning in a big way.

Affixes:

- prefixes = voorvoegsels

- suffixes = achtervoegsels

Affixes

 

They have two main purposes:

grammar and 

simplify communication.

First, affixes are used in English grammar: they make a word singular or plural, create new verb tenses, and change the word class of a word. For example, you can add an –s or –es to the end of most nouns to make them plural.

Second, affixes are used to make communication faster and more efficient. Instead of saying “He does not depend on anyone,” you can simply add the affixes in– and –ent to the root word depend and make the word independent. Saying “He is independent” is much faster and clearer than “He does not depend on anyone.”

How prefixes and suffixes can change the meaning of words. 

How do prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words.

Prefix

Voorvoegsel

van een woord

disbelieve

(ongeloof)

Suffix

Achtervoegsel

van een woord

believeable

 (geloofwaardig)

Believe = geloven.

Affixes

Knowlegde of the use of affixes will enlarge your vocabulary and your knowledge of grammar ...

... making you a better reader/listener!

First, affixes are used in English grammar: they make a word singular or plural, create new verb tenses, and change the word class of a word. For example, you can add an –s or –es to the end of most nouns to make them plural.

Second, affixes are used to make communication faster and more efficient. Instead of saying “He does not depend on anyone,” you can simply add the affixes in– and –ent to the root word depend and make the word independent. Saying “He is independent” is much faster and clearer than “He does not depend on anyone.”

Friend

befriend

unfriend

friends

friendly

friendless

friendliness

friendship

unfriendly

Uitleg woordsoorten:

- werkwoorden

- bijwoorden

- zelfstandig naamwoorden

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

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

Team UK, team USA and team AUS:

Add prefixes to the adjectives (bijvoeglijk nw): make them negative.

1 ... pupular

2 ... experience

3 ... efficient

4 ... legal

5 ... satisfied

6 ... relevant

7 ... perfect

8 ... certain

Team AUS:

Now change each negative adjective into a noun (zelfstandig nw).

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)

Team UK, team USA and team AUS:

Add prefixes to adjectives (bijvoeglijk nw) to make them negative.

1. unpupular

2. inexperience

3. inefficient

4. illegal

5. dissatisfied

6. irrelevant

7. imperfect

8. uncertain

Team AUS:

Now change each negative adjective into a noun (zelfstandig nw).

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)

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

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

Team UK, team USA and team AUS:

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)

Team AUS:

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! 

Team UK and team USA:

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.

Team AUS:

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! 

Prefixes and suffixes

Worksheet

Task 1.

Read the text:

"How to use the Kelly Kettle".

Highlight all the words in the text that have a prefix or a suffix.

Do you understand the meaning of all the words?

Task 2. Answer the questions.

Score

Happy with your score?

With a score higher than 75%, you will pass the exam.

Info

Facet CE B1 2024-2025

A = NOT CORRECT (not in the text)

B = NOT CORRECT (not in the text)

C = CORRECT (synonym)

30 Delicate wash!

C = CORRECT (linking words)

10 ... not be used by children ... unless ... unless ...

14 Children... never use ...

A = NOT CORRECT (not in the text)

24 Fold up the power cable ...

B = NOT CORRECT (read the paragraph)

23 Do not fold it too tightly.

C = CORRECT (synonym)

24 ... in its original packaging ...

TRUE (read the paragraph)

25. ... any concerns about health issues ...

FALSE (read the paragraph)

... pains in the muscles ... inform your doctor.

TRUE (synonym)

25. ... consult your doctor before using ...

Prefixes race!

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.

Finish

Please get ready to finish this lesson together.

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