Prefixes

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4 HAVO February 4
Unit 4 lesson 3 do ex 1 - 6 DIGITALLY; any questions?
Unit 4 lesson 4  some other prefixes
Write another essay and hand in this week +  Tick your weekly task in the planner on itslearning

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Prefixes

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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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The difference is
word                  it's opposite
legal                    illegal
wanted              unwanted
regular               irregular
literate               illiterate

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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
Prefixes (voorzetsels) change the meaning of a word. We do the same in Dutch:
legaal > illegaal
gewild > ongewild
regelmatig > onregelmatig
alfabeet > analfabeet

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Are there any rules?
Not really. You can only study prefixes by studying the words they belong to. Sometimes it is easy, because you already know a lot of them. Sometimes you have to look them up in a dictionary.

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Are there any rules?
There are minor rules for spelling though:
ir- is always followed by an r  irresponsible
im- is always followed by an m or p  immobile / impossible
a- is always followed by a consonant (medeklinker)  apolitical  
il - is always followed by an l  illegal



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Which is the correct opposite of regular?
A
unregular
B
irregular
C
disregular
D
misregular

Slide 9 - Quiz

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

Slide 10 - Quiz

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

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

Slide 12 - Quiz

Which is the correct opposite of behave?
A
misbehave
B
unbehave
C
irbehave
D
disbehave

Slide 13 - Quiz

What is the correct opposite of friendly?
A
misfriendly
B
irfriendly
C
disfriendly
D
unfriendly

Slide 14 - Quiz

4 HAVO February 4
Unit 4 lesson 3 do ex 1 - 6 DIGITALLY; any questions?
Unit 4 lesson 4  some other prefixes
Write another essay and hand in this week +  Tick your weekly task in the planner on itslearning

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