H4 P2 W5 prefixus/suffixes + reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What do I expect of you?

• Do your work!
• Try to speak as much English as possible. 
• Be mindful, respectful & communicate!
• Be on time: more than 5 minutes = too late. 
• Raise your hand if you have a question and be silent during explanations of me/student. 
• Phones are in your bags, bags are on the floor.
• No eating or drinking in the classroom (gum included), water is allowed. 

learning goals

- I know how to change the meaning of an adjective with the use of prefixes and suffixes

- I can answer questions about a B1+ text

Share your email with a classmate and check their work.

Pay attention to:

- content (do they have all the requirements?)

- grammar (tenses/pitfalls/word order)

- spelling

What are prefixes and suffixes?

prefixes and suffixes you know

non- / un- / im- / il- / ir- / in- 

Gives a word the opposite meaning.

unwelcome

impatient

illogical

incomplete

re- 

means 'again' or 'back'

redo 

recall

rebuild

reminder

response

recycle

recover

mis- / dis- 

gives a word the opposite or a negative meaning

mistake

disbelief

dislike

disrespect

misbehave

misheard

Which is the correct prefix for "possible"?

1. Non
2. Dis
3. Im
4. Ir

Which is the correct prefix for "sense"?

1. Non
2. Un
3. Ir
4. Dis

Which is the correct prefix for "appear"?

1. Un
2. Dis
3. Non
4. Ir

Which is the correct prefix for "play"?

1. Mis
2. Re
3. Un
4. Ir

Moving on to the suffixes!

                          - er                           

1) used to make the comparative degree

sweeter, nicer, cooler, darker, lower

2) used for a person or thing that habitually 'does' something

teacher, dancer, biker, gamer 

                      - able                           

1) used to say that something is possible.

portable, respectable, practicable

                      - less                           

1) used to say that something is missing.

flavourless, meaningless, hopeless, homeless

                      - ful                           

1) used to say that something has a certain characteristic.

beautiful, careful, wonderful, stressful

Take note: this suffix is spelled with ONE L

                  - ment, -ing                   

1) used to turn a verb into a noun.

employment, requirement, building

                      - ive                             

1) used to turn a verb into an adjective.

attractive, supportive, effective

Which is the correct suffix for "sad"?

1. er
2. ing
3. ment
4. ness

Which is the correct suffix for "punish"?

1. ment
2. ness
3. er
4. ing

Which is the correct suffix for "end"?

1. ment
2. ness
3. ing
4. er

Correct your email based on the feedback you got at the start of the lesson and add at least 2 prefixes and 2 suffixes.  

reading practice

Read the text and do task 1 & 2

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