H4 P1 W4 prefixes and suffixes

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Goal: I know how to change the meaning of an adjective with the use of prefixes and suffixes

Prefixes and suffixes are

a short addition at the beginning or the end of a word, that changes its meaning.

prefixes and suffixes you know

dis- / mis- / in- / un- / im- / ir- / il- / non- 

Give the word an opposite meaning

welcome   --> unwelcome

patient       --> impatient

logical       --> illogical

complete   --> incomplete

appropriate ---> inappropriate

re- 

To do again or repeat something 

redo 

recall

rebuild

reminder

response

recycle

recover

pre-

indicates that something has been done beforehand OR shows that something happened after a particular event (-)

prearrange

preheat

pre-industrial

pre-historical

What's the prefix for
"possible"

1. Non
2. Dis
3. Im
4. Ir

What's the prefix for "sense"

1. Non
2. Un
3. Ir
4. Dis

What's the prefix for "appear"

1. Un
2. Dis
3. Non
4. Ir

What's the prefix for "play"

1. Mis
2. Re
3. Un
4. Ir

Moving on to the suffixes!

                          - er                           

1) Use when you make a comparison

sweeter, nicer, cooler, darker, lower

2) For a person or thing doing an action

teacher, dancer, biker, gamer, 

                      - able                           

1) to see something is possible

portable, respectable, practicable

                      - less                           

1) To indicate something is missing

flavourless, meaningless, hopeless, homeless

                      - ful                           

1) To say something has a certain property

beautiful, careful, wonderful, stressful

                  - ment, -ing                   

1) To turn a verb into a noun

employment, requirement, payment

                      - ive                             

1) to turn a verb into an adjective

attractive, supportive, effective, exhaustive

1. Wat komt er achter "sad"

1. er
2. ing
3. ment
4. ness

2. Wat komt er achter "punish"

1. ment
2. ness
3. er
4. ing

3. Wat komt er achter "end"

1. ment
2. ness
3. ing
4. er