Prefix suffix

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Prefix and suffix

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Lesson goals
In this lesson you will learn...

1. the meaning of prefixes and suffixes
2. a wide variety of prefixes and suffixes
3. rules about when to use prefixes and suffixes

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Take a look at these examples
legal                    illegal
wanted              unwanted
regular               irregular
literate               illiterate

What's the difference between the words?

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The difference is
base word        opposite
legal                    illegal
wanted              unwanted
regular               irregular
literate               illiterate

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Another difference is
no prefix          prefix
legal                    illegal
wanted              unwanted
regular               irregular
literate               illiterate

So what do they do?

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Prefixes
Prefixes change the meaning of a word. We do the same in Dutch:
legaal > illegaal
gewild > ongewild
regelmatig > onregelmatig
alfabeet > analfabeet

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What does Prefix mean?
A prefix is when you add a meaningful element before the base form of a word:
wise      unwise
obey        disobey
smoker             non-smoker
complete       incomplete

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Are there any rules?
Not really. You can only study prefixes by studying the words they belong to. Sometimes it is easy, because you already know a lot of them. Sometimes you have to look them up in a dictionary.

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But there must be some rules?
There are minor rules for spelling though.
ir- is always followed by an r
im- is always followed by an m or p
a- is always followed by a consonant (medeklinker)

This does not work the other way around.

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Also remember
Not every word with a prefix is negative:
alike (the same)
illuminate
important
involve

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Which is the correct opposite of honest?
A
unhonest
B
ilhonest
C
dishonest
D
mishonest

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Which is the correct opposite of reliable?
A
irreliable
B
unreliable
C
disreliable
D
inreliable

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Which is the correct opposite of agree?
A
misagree
B
unagree
C
iragree
D
disagree

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Which is the correct opposite of behave?
A
Disbehave
B
Misbehave
C
Unbehave
D
Desbehave

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Which is the correct opposite of understand?
A
Ununderstand
B
Misunderstand
C
Disunderstand
D
Irunderstand

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Which is the correct opposite of possible?
A
Mispossible
B
Irpossible
C
Impossible
D
Dispossible

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Which is the correct opposite of sense?
A
Missense
B
Dissense
C
Irsense
D
Nonsense

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prefix... suffix....easy peasy!
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Let's get to work!
Unit 1 Lesson 2: ex. 13 + 14 + 15 (page 23)
= Homework
Done? Do Lesson 3. ex 2 + 3 (page 26)

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