PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH II

UNIT II: Globalization in Economy and Communication

PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES TASK

STUDENT’S NAME: Jose Luis Mendoza Espinoza SECTION: ___________
PROFESSOR: JUDIT SARMIENTO PÁRRAGA DATE: _02_/_04__/21 SCHEDULE: ___________

I. Propósito: Reconoce prefixes y suffixes de acuerdo a las reglas gramaticales.

SUFFIXES are used to form different parts of speech. What endings do you notice on the words?

Act action active actively

PREFFIXES are used to change the meaning of words. Look at these words with prefixes.

Predict regrow extra-terrestrial disorder

1. Use these endings to make jobs from words in the box:

-er -or -ist -ian -ant

‘photograph re’ception ‘science farm art

‘politics ‘music ac’count ‘decorate act
In’terpret ‘library e’lectric law
2. Suffixes show the part of speech. Look at the suffixes in the box and complete the chart.

Noun Verb
competition Compete
Explanation explain
behaviour behave
invitation invite
visitor visit
student study
decision decide
discussion argue
Job employ
inheritance inheritt

collection collect
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Noun Adjective
Fame Famous
difference different

critic critic
ambition ambitious

success successful

help help
kind kind
friend friendly
danger dangerous
health health
Responsability responsible

3. Work in groups. Make new words with the base words using the suffixes and /or the
prefixes. Which group can make the most words?

Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs

Disagree missunderstand unconscious
disarrange expensive
reaction unhappy
happiness
helpful
unkind
inpolite
unreact
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unsuccessful
useful

4. Complete the sentences with a word from exercise 3.

1. Bob and Jan do not get on at all. They disagree about everything.
2. Money does not always lead to happiness.
3. My aunt says today’s kids are all rude and impolite
4. Thanks for your advice, it was really helpful
I really appreciate your kindness
5. My dad is useless at fixing his computer. I always have to help him.
6. Please do not missunderstand me. I didn’t mean to be unconscious
I am really sorry.
7. Timmy fell off his bike and hit his head. He was unreact for a few hours.
8. What was your wife’s reaction when she heard. You’d won the lottery?

5. Antonyms and Synonyms with Prefixes

a) For the words in A, write their opposites in B, using prefixes.
b) In Colum C, write synonyms for the words in B, using the words in the box below.

A B C
Adjectives Antonyms Synonyms (B)
1. real Unreal Fake
2. truthful sincere
3. credible Incredible Probably
4. plausible Implausible praiseworthy
5. pleased unPleased Blissful
6. normal Abnormal Common
7. professiona Amateur Expert
l unimportant considerable
8. important
Nouns
honesty 1. dishonest
2. unreal
reality
3. unbelievable
belief
Verbs
appear 1. disappear
2. misunderstand
understand
3. distrust
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trust 4. discover
cover

fake confuse dishonest reveal

deceit unbelievable fantasy vanish
ridiculous annoyed bizarre amateur
unlikely trivial incredulity suspect