PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES 10°

Group Sara Agudelo, Juliana Milques, Michel Osorio and Angela Franco.

Course 1001

Look at the following chart.

Time/Order Degree/Size

Prefix Meaning Example Prefix Meanin Example

g
1. pre- befor pre-war 4. sup above superhuman
2. pos e post-war er-
t- after rebuild more
5. ove overeat
3. re- again, replace than too
r-
back much

EXERCISE 1:

In the sentences below complete each word with a prefix chosen from the following list.
You may use your dictionary.

re- post- over-

pre- super-

1. We hope the bus won’t be ______overcrowded.

2. Do you think the Mayor will be ____preselected for a second time?
3. After he got a Ph.D. in Chemistry, he did postdoctoral work at Oxford University.
4. He took precautions against burglary by installing an alarm.
5. The tourist guide promised the tourists that they would get
a refund if they did not like the trip.
6. He added a _______postscript at the end of the letter.
7. The supersonic plane flies from New York to Paris in two
hours and forty minutes.
Here are five more suffixes: -tion(-ation, -ition), -ment, -ance(- ence), -al
and -age. Look at the examples in the table below. They are all nouns. They have
all been formed from verbs.

Suffix Meaning Exampl

e
1. -tion creation
(- fixation
ation demoliti
) state,
on
action
(- arrange
ition) ment
2. - action assista
ment
extent, nce
3. - amount differen
ance
ce
(-
refusal
ence
) coverage
4. -al
5. -age

EXERCISE 2:
Look at the above examples again. Give the verbs from which these
nouns have been formed. You may use the dictionary.

VERB NOUN
1. create creation
2. fixation
Fix
3. Demol demolition
4. Arrange arrangement
5. Assistant assistance
Diffrent
6. Refuse difference
7. cover refusal
8. Coverage
 EXERCISE 3:

Complete the meanings of these sentences by using the correct form

(noun or verb) of the words in parentheses.

(arrive) 1. Have they told you of their arrival date?

(move) 2. Kasem says he believes in progress, and it is for this reason that
he recently joined the progressive __movement_____ .
(negotiation) 3. The police have negotiated with the hijackers
for hours.
(package) 4. Have you _ packages the dried foodstuff yet?
(destine) 5. The destined of the hi-jacked plane is still
uncertain.
(conference) 6. The participants will conference with the
minister.

EXERCISE 4:

Change the words using the prefixes from the box so that they have a negative
meaning.
DIS- IL- IM- IN- IR- MIS- UN1.

1. correct - __incorrect___ 21.regular - _irregular_

2. adequate - inadequate
3. rational - _ irrational
4. like - __dislike__
5. fashionable - unfashionable
6. attractive - _ unattractive
7. trust - __distrust
8. limited - unlimited
9. certain - ___uncertain_
10.guide - __misguide__
11.polite - __impolite__
12.acceptable - unacceptable
13.believable - __unbelievable
14.fair - __unfair____________
15.behave - __misbehave__
16.obedient - __disobedient_
17.even - _uneven_____________
18.logical - _illogical__
19.personal - __impersonal_
20.continue - __discontinue_
22.honest - __dishonest
23.competent - __ competent
24.legal - __illegal____________
25.qualified - __ disqualified
26.possible - __impossible
27.lock - _unlock__
28.perfect - _ imperfect
29.responsible - _irresponsible
30.agreeable - ___ disagreeable
31.understand - __misunderstand
32.connect - disconnect
33.avoidable - __ unavoidable
34.complete - __incomplete
35.accurate - __ inaccurate_
36.welcome - ____unwelcome_
37.mature - _ immature_
38.conscious - unconscious_
39.patient - _ inpatient _
40.cover - _ uncover