E: Prefixes and suffixes

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Unit 2 

Listening

-  I know what prefixes and suffixes are.

-  I can can use prefixes correctly.

-  I can use suffixes correctly.

Grammar

Prefixes and suffixes are sets of letters that we add to the beginning of a word (prefix) or at the end of a word (suffix). They change the meaning of a word.

Prefixes

non-/un-/im-/il-/in-/ir- 

non-profit/illegal/impossible

Re-

return / revisit/ replay

Mis-

miscommunication  

Dis-

disappear

Give an opposite meaning to a word.

Again

Negative meaning

Opposite or negative meaning

Suffixes

-er

slower, faster, easier 

-ness

kindness, happiness

-ing

painting

-ment

payment

Comparison / a person or thing that does a certain action.

To turn an adverb/adjective into a noun.

To turn a product, material or a verb into a noun.

To change a verb into a noun.

Choose the suffix that changes the verb 'buy' into a person that does the action.

1. -ing
2. -ment
3. -er

Change the verb 'build'. Add the prefix that means 'again'.

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

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

Change the adjective 'weak' into a noun. Choose the correct suffix: -ness or -ment.

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

Change the verb 'do'. Add the prefix that means 'again'.

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

Choose the suffix that changes the verb 'develop' into a person that does the action.

1. -ment
2. -ness
3. -er

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