prefixes and suffixes

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Hi M4B!
Today's plan:
  • prefixes and suffixes
  • Pecha Kucha's 

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Prefixes and suffixes are sets of letters that we add to the beginning of a word (prefix) or to the end of a word (suffix or affix). They change the meaning of a word or the part of speech.

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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

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

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non- / un- / im- / il- / ir- / in- 
Geven een woord een tegenovergestelde betekenis.

welcome   --> unwelcome
patient       --> impatient
logical       --> illogical
complete   --> incomplete

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re- 
betekent 'opnieuw' of 'terug of her-
redo 
recall
rebuild
reminder
response
recycle
recover


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mis- / dis- 
Geven een woord een negatieve betekenis.
mistake
disbelief
dislike
disrespect
misbehave
misheard



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prefixes
non- / un- /  im- /  il- / ir- / in- 
Geven een woord een tegenovergestelde betekenis.

re- 
betekent opnieuw (again) of terug (back)

mis- / dis- 
geven een negatieve betekenis aan een woord.

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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.

It takes practice!

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Are there any rules?
There are minor rules for spelling though.
ir- is always followed by an r
im- is always followed by an m or p
a- is always followed by a consonant (medeklinker)

This does not work the other way around.

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Also remember
Not every word with a prefix is negative:
alike (the same)
discuss
universe
illuminate
important
involve

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Studytip:
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Worksheet
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