Prefixes &
uffixes
‘A. COMMON PREFIXES.
PREFIXES
B. NEGATIVE PREFIXES
ontiroads
protestors,
"ANT (ABATNET) ‘nti-government
‘reaps
ae
TIM- TF THE WORD BEGINS
Tnconeiderate, Incomplete
Immature. Imperfect. Inmeral.
INTER (@eTWeEN | international
match
interstate
highways
WIT m on P
TR- IF THE WORD BEGINS
Impolite
Trregular. Irrational. Irresponsible
‘MINE (SHALL) rminicomputer mini-bar
win a
‘mas (wrone.y) | mishear miseeleulare
TL- IF THE WORD BEGINS Tegal Irrational
(MULTE (way) multi-coloured | multimillioncire
win
(OVER (120 MUCH) | overeating overcrowded
UN Undo. Unfair. Uncomfortable
Post (arteR) post-war Warld | pasteraduate
prs Dislike, Disebilit
Decrease.
PRE (BEFORE pre-match prehistoric
RE (A0AIN) reunion rereod
Misunderstand. Misadventure
seat (HALF) semicircle semi-skilled work
Malformed
‘SUPER (86 superstore super-tonker
UNDER (TOO)
ume)
underweight underpaid
| EreTcrency. 6. accerTaste:
NON (to) non-omokee n-stop
2. ran, 7. RELEVANT
ar (008) bilingual bilaterel
3 Leeauy. 8. REAL.
co (roeeTHe®) corpilot
cooperate
4am, 9. vista
Bucky. 10. aPrROvE
2. FIND THE OPPOSITES OF THE WORDS BELLOW.
LL ADVANTAGE
2. OFFENSIVE,
23. area.
4-TULUSION,
5. aose
6.400,
7. Teust, —
8. coURAEE,
9. wesronsrote
10. arom,
1 gareve
12, nTeRESTED.
13, conTeNT
14, proven, =
3 NOW COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS
FROM EXERCISE
1. The police arrested the street musicians because they were
performing
2. Speaking other languages is « very useful
3. Ona clear day the French coast is clearly. From the
cliffs of Dover.
4.Thavea problem with people who arrive lat.
5. He was very. rot to be accepted by the university
6.Tmnot interested, furthermore, Ife totally. to me.
7. She wase't given a pay rise for her at work.
8. We. ‘of amoking n any publ place.
9. Smoking Is generally le in the USA than i i in Europe
410. She disagreed with the exam result Because che thought the moking had
been,
“4, FILL IN THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PREFIX:
1. Clark failed his maths exan, so he was really
2.Peter Is the most ......friendly person T've ever met,
3. mafraid we've estimated the candidate's qualities.
‘4. Mark specks British ond Spanish fluently he i... lingual
mother is from London and his father is from Madrid,
5. The research can’t be carried out without everybody's
6.Cort is an expert in....natianal low.
7. The athlete was .....qualified for
68. The inhabitants are
8 Patrick failed his geography exam in June, so he will
9. The conditions they offered me were
‘contract
10. Everybody was wearing
11 Paul is ..».confident, which makes him oct rather
12, Do you uavally have lunch with your.....-workers?
13, Texplained Tom what was happening, but he definitely...
nny point of view.
14, Sem went to bed so late yesterday that he
‘work in tie this morning.
15. The two ministers are participating in a
16. You shouldn's drink this water unless it's been
17. This is the most ..ueomfortable eofe T\ve ever sat on
18, The villoge isto celebrate the
fir ploy
20. Students prefer
Education think boys ard girls should go to different schools.
mom pointed,
--0peration
ullding the houses knocked down by the typhoon
sit in September.
jecceptable so I didn't .new my
formal clothes except for Sarah
responsibly
_slept ond didn't get to
lcteral conference.
infected before.
centenary of ite Foundation
19. Tcer't understand Pam's letter: her handwriting is defintely... egible
educational schools, but the Minister of
5._CONPLETE THE SENTENCES BY ADDING THE coRREcT
PREETX FROM THE TABLE
seats UN. 01s. NIM _OvER
1. keep thinking of our holidays in Jamaica. They were
really FORGETTABLE.
2.He relieves he isn't going to die. He thinks he ie
MORTAL.
3.T was sueprised by my mother's call, Tt was very
PECTED.
44 Please find another chain. You look _ COMFORTABLE.
5. People dor't really like her. She's very __POPULAR,
6. His parents have punished her due to her
OBEDIENCE
7, He was very tired, so he __DRESSED and went to bed
8, The army behaviour during the war wos very cruel. Tt
wos truly _HUMAN.
9. John and I don't get on wel. We always
‘about everything
10. didet lke his Losagna. Tt wos cooKeD.
11, She's nota tidy person. The ORDER in her room is
terrible.
12. Ineed a psychiatrist. think I'm going
understood
AGREE
SANESUFFIXES.
NOUN SUFFIXES,
‘Meaning
mance
Exonple
tate or quality privacy
‘ect or process of | refusal
‘state or quality oF | maintenance,
Place ar stateof | freedom, kingdom
9. AMERY.
‘ne whe Trainer, protector
‘LOERIVE NOUNS FROM _vERES
USING THE SUFFIXES IN THE BOX.
2. punts
3. PRONOUNCE
4rVENT,
. EDUCATE
6.60veRN,
7.aReave
8.exare.
‘2.CONPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH
1
41, The acroplane is one of the
best of modern
times
2. His, at 6 Oeleck
in the morning caught them unaware.
43. He hod a very academic
at school
2, When I was a echool child, the only
form of aso
detention
doctrine, belief “communism
cone who chemist
quality of veracity a HAY
S_NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES.
5. They are going to take ever the
of the factory
condition oF ‘argument
2. REOULAR,
ext month
state of being heaviness
position held fellowship
‘state of being ‘concession, Tranetion
Vee SUFFDKES
=ATE become ‘eradicate tay
= becone
airy, =FY | make or become
‘enlighten
“envi
=IZE, -1st_| become civilize
‘ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
~ABLE,=
I
‘capable of being ‘edible, presentable
PATIENT,
EFFICIENT,
OPERATED.
J. PRIVATE
K-ENNOCENT,
Lpmeser
sm. RELEVANT.
N-FORRATED.
O-FRIUATE,
6, The Prime Minister will amounce the
T.Hie oF English is 20
poor that itis very difficult t0
i Understand him.
8, The children were full of
because
‘heir eummer holidays were going to
tert the following dey.
‘SLADJECTIVES FROM NOUNS AND VERBS
BEAUTY,
DaneeR.
Cae. —_
“AL, pertaining fo regional
SESQUE | reminiscent of picturesque
FUL retable For fanciful
tc, ea | pertaining fo musical, mythic
vuritious,
portentous
=tous, | characterized by
ct0Ns,
fiendish
having the quality of
having the nature of
create TRUE,
‘4. NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES.
‘SOME IRREGULAR ONES:
A HOSH —
TMAsINATION.
Conor.
Cen
0. DANGEROUS
13. FUNDAMENT.
14, ATTRACT
without
‘endless “avo
15. Mane
choracterized by
sles H. DEAD
16. UNoERSTAND,
VERB, SUFFIXES,
Hopp / happily
DERIVE THE CORRECT WORD IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
17.Boy.
18. PoweR,
19. NaTIOn,
An (accident) discharge of toxic waste hes
led to pollution of the water in the river.
He has been (ection) in local politics for some years
Tt wes en (edventure) expedition up
‘the Amazon which we can never forget
She was very. (rier) when she heard what hoppened.
He gave her « (beauty) bunch of flowers
for her birthday.
Despite his age, he sill retains his (009) good looks.
He gave us a (briefly) Firet-hand account of the event.
Thave encugh werk te keep me. (business) for
the whele week
Sarch ie extremely
10.T have elweys been very
smeney.
11. He is lucky to own a house that is very
12Ir'eeo.
13.She decides not to be.
‘the first job offer that comes along
14.Her mother beught an imported
for dinning.
15.Tt wos.
protest.
16.He feels extremely
‘the Firsts Claas cabin,
(care) of her reputation
(caution) about spending
——____ (centre.
(child) of her fo behave in that woy.
(choose) but te accept
(circle) table
(collect) decisian to stage a walk-out in
(comfort) and relaxed in
I7.His:
really contemptible.
18.Nowadaye lese people ane (cruelty) to animate
19.Not ell snokes are. (danger) te human beings.
20. John took a (depth) breath and blew into the belloon
21.Once again he's proving himself to be a player of great
(bie).
ohn will be in charge during the boss's (obser).
We met quite by. (eccidental) at the airport
She recagnized him as an old ocqucint)
The police took quick (act) Fo deal with the
robbery.
never ever shouted at you in (oxgry), hove 1?
T find the constant barking of the neighbour's dog an
—________famoy,
He is always worried about hie
He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on
(errive)
30. We must pay
31.She is @ woman of great
32, We pay our telephone bill a the
the month
38. The naughty boys were punished for their bod
(behave).
(coward) act of holding a child hostage i
2,
23,
2
2.
2.
27.
2,
29,
(eppecr)
(ettend) in class.
(beautiful).
(begin) of