Prefix and suffix

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.
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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.

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Prefix
a prefix is put at the beginning of a word to change its meaning
like - dislike
happy - unhappy
write - rewrite

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

So what do they do?

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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

Slide 5 - Slide

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

Slide 6 - Quiz

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

Slide 7 - Quiz

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

Slide 8 - Quiz

Wat komt er voor "possible"
A
Non
B
Dis
C
Im
D
Ir

Slide 9 - Quiz

Complete the sentence with the correct prefix.

I don't trust that boy anymore. He was ...honest about his age.
A
re
B
dis
C
mis
D
im

Slide 10 - Quiz

Wat komt er voor "play"
A
Mis
B
Re
C
Un
D
Ir

Slide 11 - Quiz

Wat komt er voor "appear"
A
Un
B
Dis
C
Non
D
Ir

Slide 12 - Quiz

Suffix
a suffix is put at the end of a word to change its meaning
love - lovely
cheer - cheerful
music - musical

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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.

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Part 2: Suffixes / Achtervoegsels
Komen achter het woord

Veranderen de betekenis van het woord
Examples: -er, -ing/ -ment, -ness

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Suffixes / Achtervoegsels
Met -er: degene die de actie doet: Teach(er)
Werkwoord naar zelfstandig naamwoord: Pay(ment) / Paint(ing)
Bijwoord of bijvoeglijk naamwoord naar zelfstandig naamwoord: Kind(ness)

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Suffixes
To talk about 'the person that does the action',
 add -er 
teach -> teacher
rap -> rapper

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Wat komt er achter "punish"
A
ment
B
ness
C
er
D
ing

Slide 18 - Quiz

Wat komt er achter "teach"
A
ment
B
ness
C
er

Slide 19 - Quiz

Wat komt er achter "sad"
A
er
B
ing
C
ment
D
ness

Slide 20 - Quiz

Choose the suffix that changes the verb 'develop' into a person that does the action.
A
-ment
B
-ness
C
-er

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