MEKNES ENGLISH CORNER

prefixes and suffixes-units 5+10-part-2

Prefixes

A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of the word

 

1 opposite

im : impolite

        immortal

il : illegal

in : incorrect

dis : dislike,  

un : unexpected

2 excessive (more)

extra : extraordinary

over : overweight

super : supermarket

hyper : hypersensitive

out

outnumber

3 Less than, insufficient

Under:

underdeveloped

underfeed

 

5 between

inter

International

 

7 do again

re:

Redo

Rewrite

 

 

4 do together

Co: co-work

co-manage

6 bad wrong

mis:

misspell

 

A) Choose the right prefix

dis- , il- , im- , in- , mis- , un-,  re-

dependent, agree, logic, understand, direct, usual, appear, play, literate

B) Put the right prefix to the words between brackets

  1. Many humanitarian associations are ……..-founded thanks to African and European funds.
  2. United Nation is an …………. national organization.
  3. Most emigrants in ……………. developed countries emigrate to USA or Europe.
  4. In some schools, there are many ……….. crowded classes with more than 50 students.
  5. Zinddine Zidan is a real ……….star. He is excellent as a player as well as a coach.
  6. We should join our efforts and …..…..-operate together for the best of our country.

 

 

A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of the word

Nouns

 

ment: government

ation: participation

ance/ence: assistance/ difference

ism: criticism

ity: responsibility

hood: brotherhood

ness: kindness

ing:  (gerund) working, dreaming

Adjectives

 

able: fashionable

ible: reversible

al: national

ful: joyful

less: jobless, homeless

ive: imaginative

ed: talented

 

Doer / agent

 

er: (verb)  player, learner,

ist: artist, pianist

 

 

 

Adverb

 

Adjective+ ly

 

ly: Joyfully, clearly

happy+ ly= happily

A) Add the right suffix to these categories of verbs to form nouns. ‘ness’, ‘ship’, ‘tion’, ‘ation, ’‘ment’, ‘hood’,

1- develop, punish, retire, excite, improve.

2- polite, willing, selfish, effective, clumsy,

3- child, father, brother, mother, adult, man, woman

4- partner, citizen, censor, reader, relation.

5- concentrate, accuse, celebrate, act, adopt, colonize,  

B)  Complete these sentences using the word in brackets in the correct form.                

   1. I’m not sure what to do after __________ from university. (graduate. noun)

    2. She became a successful __________. (art. agent)         

    3. The party lost the __________. (elect. noun)                                                                                                                                          

   4. There were some __________ problems at the time. (politics. adj)                                                                                                      

  5. ----------------- and -------------  people exist even in developed countries. (home. job adj)

  6. We  need a --------------- of motivation, organization and hard work to realize your dreams.(combine. noun)



15/03/2020
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