prefixes and suffixes-units 5+10-part-2
Prefixes A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of the word
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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
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5 between inter International
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7 do again re: Redo Rewrite
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4 do together Co: co-work co-manage |
6 bad wrong mis: misspell
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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
- Many humanitarian associations are ……..-founded thanks to African and European funds.
- United Nation is an …………. national organization.
- Most emigrants in ……………. developed countries emigrate to USA or Europe.
- In some schools, there are many ……….. crowded classes with more than 50 students.
- Zinddine Zidan is a real ……….star. He is excellent as a player as well as a coach.
- 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
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Doer / agent
er: (verb) player, learner, ist: artist, pianist
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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)
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