VWO 5 Of Course unit 2.4 vocab extra and listening

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• Leerjaar 5

English Class V5 December 6

To-do today

At the end of today's class you will be able to tell me how pre- and suffixes can help you enlarge your vocabulary

Prefix and suffix (some theory)
Let's see what you already know

Work on: 2.4; 8 to 16, grammar and listening skills

Prefixes and suffixes

A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word. For example, the word “unhappy” consists of the prefix “un-” [which means “not”] combined with the root (or stem) word “happy”; the word “unhappy” means “not happy.”

Prefixes and suffixes

Some examples

Prefix	Meaning	Examples
dis-	not, opposite, reverse, away	disagree, disappear
ex	out of, away from, lacking. former	exhale, explosion
mis-	bad, wrong	mislead, mispronounce
pre-	before	prefix, prehistory

Prefixes and suffixes

A suffix is a group of letters placed after the root of a word. For example, the word flavorless consists of the root word “flavor” combined with the suffix “-less” [which means “without”]; the word “flavorless” means “having no flavor.”

Prefixes and suffixes

some examples

Suffix	Meaning	Examples
-able	able to, having the quality of	comfortable, portable
-less	without, not affected by	friendless, tireless
-ness	denoting a state or condition	kindness, wilderness
-ful	full of	beautiful, grateful

Prefixes and suffixes - exercise

Put the words in brackets in the appropriate form (use prefixes or suffixes)

He was acting in a very ... way. (child)

Suddenly we say a ... figure in the darkened room. (ghost)

She has had several.... of her illness lately
(recur)

Due to massive
....... there is frequent landslide in this area. (forest)

The professor’s elaborate lecture was
... to most of us, it was so vague. (comprehend)

He wants to be a ... when he grows up. (mathematics)

London Promenade Orchestra is one of the most ...
in the world. (prestige)

The road was too narrow, so they had to ... it. (wide)

The general checked the
... of the troops for battle. (ready)

I looked at them in ... amazement. (speech)

Add a suffix to make a correct noun of the verb.(to encourage)

Add a suffix to make a correct noun of the verb. (to depend)

Add a suffix to make a correct noun of the verb. (to annoy)

The rest of this lesson   

Do: 2.4 exercise 8 to 16

Study: study box lesson 2.1 to 2.4!

Done? make a quick vocab check for other classmates!