1.4: The use of prefixes and suffixes

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Our goal today

Starter:

What do you already know?

Main course:

Affixes explained

Dessert

Prefix race!

First exam

Your first exam CE Reading and Listening B1 will take place on:

The use of Prefixes and Suffixes

Our goal today

What are prefixes and suffixes (affixes).

How do prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words.

Affixes

 

Even though they’re small, affixes can change a word’s meaning in a big way.

Prefix

Voorvoegsel

van een woord

dishonour

(eerverlies, schande)

Suffix

Achtervoegsel

van een woord

honourable

 (eerzaam)

Honour = eren.

Affixes

 

They have two main purposes:

grammar and simplify communication.

First, affixes are used in English grammar: they make a word singular or plural, create new verb tenses, and change the word class of a word. For example, you can add an –s or –es to the end of most nouns to make them plural.

Second, affixes are used to make communication faster and more efficient. Instead of saying “He does not depend on anyone,” you can simply add the affixes in– and –ent to the root word depend and make the word independent. Saying “He is independent” is much faster and clearer than “He does not depend on anyone.”

befriend

unfriend

friends

friendly

friendless

friendliness

unfriendly

Friend

Affixes

Knowlegde of the use of affixes will enlarge your vocabulary and your knowlegde of grammar..........

making you a better reader/listener!

First, affixes are used in English grammar: they make a word singular or plural, create new verb tenses, and change the word class of a word. For example, you can add an –s or –es to the end of most nouns to make them plural.

Second, affixes are used to make communication faster and more efficient. Instead of saying “He does not depend on anyone,” you can simply add the affixes in– and –ent to the root word depend and make the word independent. Saying “He is independent” is much faster and clearer than “He does not depend on anyone.”

What do you already know?

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

How to use affixes

Prefixes

Meaning

before

again

not

not, opposite of

not, opposite of

not

wrong, bad

Prefix

Pre-

Re-

Un-

Dis-

Im-

Non-

Mis-

Example

premade

rewrite

unkind

dishonest

impolite

nonsense

misbehave

Suffixes

Meaning

full of

without something

have qualities of

a person

makes a noun

belief, doctrine

adverb

Suffix

-ful

-less

-(i)ous

-er/-or

-(a/i)tion

-ism 

-ly

Example

beautiful

fearless

dangerous

teacher

creation

capitalism

quickly

Suffixes used for grammar

-ed

-s

-ing

regelmatig werkwoord in de verleden tijd

SHIT rule bij werkwoorden

- ing vorm bij werkwoorden

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

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

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

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

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

Add a suffix.
You have been very ____ (Create)

Last year, I was on holiday in Thailand. On my first day, I went to visit a Buddhist temple. The woman at the gate was really (1 ...), but just as I was about to go in, she asked me (2 ...) to take my shoes off. Walking into a Buddhist temple with shoes on is considered (3 ...). I was a bit

(4 ...) because I'm always really (5 ...) when I'm abroad and read up on local customs and dress codes, things like that. I think it's (6 ...) to arrive somewhere without doing any research. Anyway, my shoes were (7 ...) but I didn't worry about leaving them outside. I know there are (8 ...) people around, but most of the people I met while travelling were very (9 ...).

Add a prefix or suffix so the words fit in the context.

help - polite - respect - embarrass - care - response - expense - honest - trust

1. helpful

2. politely

3. disrespectful

4. embarrased

5. careful

6. irresponsible

7. expensive

8. dishonest

9. trustworthy

Last year, I was on holiday in Thailand. On my first day, I went to visit a Buddhist temple. The woman at the gate was really (1 helpful), but just as I was about to go in, she asked me (2 politely) to take my shoes off. Walking into a Buddhist temple with shoes on is considered (3 disrespectful). I was a bit (4 embarrased) because I'm always really (5 careful) when I'm abroad and read up on local customs and dress codes, things like that. I think it's (6 irresponsible) to arrive somewhere without doing any research. Anyway, my shoes were (7 expensive) but I didn't worry about leaving them outside. I know there are (8 dishonest) people around, but most of the people I met while travelling were very (9 trustworthy).

Add a prefix or suffix so the words fit in the context.

help - polite - respect - embarrass - care - response - expense - honest - trust

1. helpful

2. politely

3. disrespectful

4. embarrased

5. careful

6. irresponsible

7. expensive

8. dishonest

9. trustworthy

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

Facet

Read the text:

Underline all the words in the text that have a prefix or a suffix.

Do you understand the meaning of all the words?

Worksheet

Facet

Answer the questions 1-5

 on your worksheet.

Worksheet

Prefix race!

MBO Engels B1 2020-2021

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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.