Exam Facet CE B1. Prefixes and suffixes.

The use of Prefixes and Suffixes
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The use of Prefixes and Suffixes

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Our goal today
What are prefixes.
What are suffixes.

How do prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words.

Teams task E5.4

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Prefix

Voorvoegsel
van een woord
dishonour
(eerverlies, schande)


Suffix

Achtervoegsel
van een woord
honourable
 (eerzaam)

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Honour = eren.
befriend
unfriend

friends
friendly
friendless
friendliness
unfriendly
Friend

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Uitleg woordsoorten:
- werkwoorden
- bijwoorden
- zelfstandig naamwoorden
Match the corresponding prefix.
credible
honest
use
kind
perfect
dis
im
un
in
re

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Match the corresponding suffix.
ion
ly
y
ful
er
ian
storm
celebrate
sing
music
friend
wonder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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Suffixes used for grammar
-ed
-s
-ing


regelmatig werkwoord in de verleden tijd
SHIT rule bij werkwoorden
- ing vorm bij werkwoorden

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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 ...

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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

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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 = ...

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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

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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)

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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.

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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!!!




timer
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Afterwards ask if they have figured out what 'bi' means. 
Remember “biscuit” comes from cooked twice.