Grammar Prefixes - Suffixes

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Prefixes + Suffixes
They both change the meaning of the word.
Zij veranderen de betekenis van het woord. 

Prefixes are letters you can place before a word. 
Voorvoegsels zijn letters die je voor het woord plaatst. 

Suffixes are letters that go at the end of a word.
Achtervoegsels zijn letters die je achter het woord plaatst.  

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Prefixes / Voorvoegsels
Komen voor het woord

Veranderen de betekenis van het woord

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Prefixes / Voorvoegsels
Gebruik je om een tegenovergestelde betekenis te geven. 



 (Non)sense                 (Im)possible              (Un)used              
  (Il)legal                         (In)compatible         (Ir)responsible
 (Dis)appear                 (Re)play                       (Mis)behave

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Mis- means 'wrong' (verkeerd) or 'not' (niet)
  1. place -> misplace
  2. understand -> misunderstand
  3. use -> misuse
  4. behave -> misbehave

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These prefixes all mean 'not' (niet) or
 'the opposite' (tegenovergestelde)
  1. non-             sense -> nonsense
  2. un-               used -> unused
  3. im-               possible -> impossible
  4. il-                  legal -> illegal
  5. in-                compatible -> incompatible
  6. ir-                 responsible -> irresponsible
  7. dis-             appear -> disappear

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Re- means 'again' (opnieuw) or 'back' (terug)
  1. act -> react
  2. play -> replay
  3. turn -> return
  4. visit -> revisit

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Suffixes / Achtervoegsels
Komen achter het woord

Veranderen de betekenis van het woord

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-er means 'a person is doing something'
-er is also used to compare things
  1. sing -> singer
  2. write -> writer
  3. small -> smaller
  4. big -> bigger

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-ful means 'something or someone has a certain characteristic'
  1. He likes to play -> He is playful
  2. The painting has lots of colours -> The painting is colourful
  3. They are full of joy -> They are joyful

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-less means 'without'
  1. He has no fear -> He is fearless
  2. The operation gave him no pain  -> It was painless

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-ing is used for 'products or actions'
  1. to build -> building
  2. to paint  -> painting
  3. to end -> ending
  4. to record -> recording

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-able is used to say 'something can be done'
  1. to drink -> drinkable
  2. to understand  -> understandable
  3. to rely -> reliable
  4. to enjoy -> enjoyable

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Suffixes
-er
-ing
-full
-able
love (not a person)
dance (person)
pain
skill
drive (person)
wear
sing (action)
buzz (sound)

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Prefixes
ir-
re-
un-
friendly
create
regular
related
responsible
rational
turn
sure

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NOW IT'S YOUR TURN
Unit 5: Part  E
exercises: 30a & c - 31a & b 
pages 74-76

timer
10:00

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