This document provides examples of using prefixes, suffixes, and word formation in English. It lists common prefixes like un-, im-, in-, il-, ir-, mis-, non-, anti-, dis-, under/over-, and re- that can be added to words to change their meaning. It also gives examples of suffixes that can be used to form nouns from verbs and adjectives, verbs from adjectives and nouns, and adjectives from nouns and verbs. The document concludes with sentences using bracketed words requiring the correct prefix, suffix, or word formation to complete the sentence meaning.
This document provides examples of using prefixes, suffixes, and word formation in English. It lists common prefixes like un-, im-, in-, il-, ir-, mis-, non-, anti-, dis-, under/over-, and re- that can be added to words to change their meaning. It also gives examples of suffixes that can be used to form nouns from verbs and adjectives, verbs from adjectives and nouns, and adjectives from nouns and verbs. The document concludes with sentences using bracketed words requiring the correct prefix, suffix, or word formation to complete the sentence meaning.
This document provides examples of using prefixes, suffixes, and word formation in English. It lists common prefixes like un-, im-, in-, il-, ir-, mis-, non-, anti-, dis-, under/over-, and re- that can be added to words to change their meaning. It also gives examples of suffixes that can be used to form nouns from verbs and adjectives, verbs from adjectives and nouns, and adjectives from nouns and verbs. The document concludes with sentences using bracketed words requiring the correct prefix, suffix, or word formation to complete the sentence meaning.
Prefixes : un -im – in – il – ir – mis – non – anti – dis – under /over – re - co
Complete with the appropriate prefix : - necessary → ………… - accurate→ ………… – interesting → ………… - fair → ………… – honest → ……….. – satisfied→ ……………… - legal → ……………… – real→ ………… – tolerant → ……………… - eat →…………………… - possible → …………….. – complete → ……………… - understand → …………….. – relevant → ………………… - smoking → ………………… - government → …………….. - write→ ………… – expensive → ………… - developed → …………… – order→ ………… – approve → ……………… - literate → …………… - correct→ ……………… – practical → ……………… B. Noun forming suffixes : 1) Verb to noun: 3) Adjective to noun: - To contribute → contribution – Violent → violence - To perform → performance - Real → reality - To develop → development – Possible → possibility - To apply → application – Happy → happiness - To evaluate → evaluation – Reliable → reliance - To encourage → encouragement – Short → shortage - To achieve → achievement – Literate → literacy - To refuse → refusal – Accurate → accuracy - To assist → assistance – Relevant → relevance - To know → knowledge – Human → humanity - To lend → loan – Responsible → responsibility - To rely → reliance – Poor → Poverty - To give → gift. – Patient → patience 2) Noun to noun - Friend → friendship - Child → childhood - partner→ partnership - Brother→ brotherhood - Citizen → citizenship - Science → scientist C. Verb formation: suffix/ prefix - simple → to simplify - visual→ to visualise – rich → to enrich -clear → to clarify – short → to shorten - power→ to empower D. Adjective forming suffixes: 1. Noun to Adjective: 2. Verb to adjective: - Help → helpful/ helpless – to break → breakable. - Logic → logical – to rely→ reliable - Critic→ critical – to help→ helpful/ helpless - Hope→ hopeful/ hopeless – to translate→ translatable - Job→ jobless - to eat → eatable. - Friend → friendly – to drink → drinkable. - Law→ legal/ lawful – to rain→ rainy E. Put the words between brackets in the correct form: 1. Don’t believe her. She is (reliable) ……………………………. She doesn’t keep her promises. 2. Taking drugs is (harm) ……………………… to your health. 3. It’s (legal) ………………………… to drive without a licence. 4. Most people hate her because she is (friendly) ………………………… and nasty. 5. Life is a (give) …………………… from God .We should preserve it. 6. Documentary films help me to (rich) …………………………… my knowledge. 7. (literacy) …………………………… is still a big issue in Morocco. 8. He puts on glasses because his (see) ………………………… is poor. 9. Usually doctors’ handwriting is (readable) …………………………… 10. It was a (rain) …………………………… day .So, we didn’t enjoy our picnic. 11. Remember you’re in the army. If you (obey) ………………………… the orders, you’ll get a court martial. 12. A lot of poor countries suffer from the (short) ……………………… of water.