Period 2 lesson 4 Prefixes and suffixes

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

The use of Prefixes and Suffixes

Our goal today

What are prefixes.

What are suffixes.

How do prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words.

Speakout lesson 3C.

Prefix

Voorvoegsel

van een woord

dishonour

(eerverlies, schande)

Suffix

Achtervoegsel

van een woord

honourable

 (eerzaam)

Honour = eren.

befriend

unfriend

friends

friendly

friendless

friendliness

unfriendly

Friend

Match the corresponding prefix.

credible

honest

use

kind

perfect

dis

im

un

in

re

Match the corresponding suffix.

ion

ly

y

ful

er

ian

storm

celebrate

sing

music

friend

wonder

Write down the opposite of the word: respect.

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

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

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.

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.

1. tried

2. unacceptable

3. funny

4. foolish

5. illegal

6. immoral

7. dressed

8. generally

9. flexible

10. careless

Unit 3: lesson 3c What can I bring?

To start

How often do you invite friends over to your house?

What do you do when they come over?

Discuss in pairs

After Ss have finished elicit answers from a few students and have a brief classroom discussion.

Homework

Teams E23 PRO-English

task VE1 or VE3/5

Speakout

- Online practice 3c

Teams tasks are open to all students. 

Everyone can do all the tasks.

Students who have not finished GPS must do all the tasks.

Do we have time for dessert?

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!!!

Afterwards ask if they have figured out what 'bi' means. 

Remember “biscuit” comes from cooked twice.