Wetec! Getnection ticles - Word Formation © Profixes are syllables which we add before certain words to form new words. The m ning of the new word depends on the prefix that has been used. B EGEEPTRTE GEER FRPPrE against 2.9, antisocial two eg. biannual with 89 eawtrivar = previous, former e.g. ex-husband between eg. international ‘done wrongly or badly e.g. misbenave = one e.g. monorail many 4g. multinational ot e.g. nonsfiction = more, better e.g. outnumber = (done) to a great extent e.g. overwork = after 8.9. postdate belore e.g. prehistoric in favour of e.g. pro-government again e.g. redecorate halt eg. semi-tinal under, less. eg. submarine = big. more: eg. superhuman = (travel) trom one side, group etc to another 8.9. transcontinental = not enougn e.g. unaercooxea © The prefixes below are used to express opposite meanings. de 6g. detrost, decompose die eg dishonest, dislike ine e.g indirect. independent BUT: Ik (betore Neg. illogical Im-(oetore m, p} 9. immoral. impractical lr (belore#) eg responsible but: unreliable, unreasonable non-_€.g non-smoker, non-stop un eg unacceptable, unemployed © Suffixes are syllables which we add to the end of ‘certain words to form new words. © Nouns referring to people * verb + er/or/ar e.g. teach - teacher. sail sailor. beg - beggar ‘+ nouniverbadjective + Ist 8.9. motor- motorist, tour- tourist, national - nationalist verb + ant/ent ‘e.g. contest - contestant, study - student ‘© noun + an/ian e.g. republic - republican, library - librarian ‘* verb + ee (passive meaning). eg. train- trainee © Nouns formed from verbs e.g. pack - package eg. reuse - refusal eg, accept - acceptance e.g, realise - realisation e.g. difer- diference 2.9, revise - revision 4g. enjoy - enjoyment eg. comprehend comprehension (verbs ending in -at) e.g. hypnotse - nypnosis, e.g. prescribe - prescription hifaegté gt Nouns formed trom adjectives eg eg. eg. eg. eg, eg. eg ‘Adjectives formed from nouns important - importance vacant - vacancy ‘competent - competence desolate - desolation oral - formality loyal loyaty ‘modest - modesty septs e.g. fame - famous 8.9. adaition - aditional 2g. hero - heroic e.g. expense - expensive e.g. care - careful eg. care - careless 4 2g. health - healthy y eg. tnend -frencly © Adjectives formed from verbs -ous al de sve ful with) less (without) cable 0.9. lke - likeable slble €.g. defend - defensible sive eg. conclude - conclusive © Verbs formed from adjectives -on eg light- lighten ise eg legal legaliseNouns - Articles - Word Fo Add the correct prefixes to the words in bot (@ommon mistake we 1 Kates now doing a. post... graduate degree 2 MrBelisan....eacher. 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Tatra | ...agree wih what you jst said Se eT 4 ant do this puzzle. t's ....possible! 5 The cake was ....resistibe, 0 she ate trae pieces 6 The wating room isa... smoking area. 7 Hols. erate. He cant read or write (19, correct the mistakes. 8 1am... decisive about where to go on holiday 9 The telephone company connected the phone The tleone corny 1 We ost our uggages athe apr. 2 We went to Bath by the car 10. His comment w . ur discussion Oe Snr ees relevant to 0 3 The police is searching for the stolen painting. 44 Twenty kilometres are t00 fa to travel to school 5 Avery raliable means of transport are the train Fill ig the correct form of the words in § Te criminal was sentenced to ten years nthe prison. 7 Two hovercrattsaimostcolided at sea yesterday. 8 Ihave trae sistersnlaws A. Sophie can be very 1) careless... (care at times, 8 tnave the 12 most people enjoy istening to music ‘Although she tries to be 2) (help) and is always 10 The news are on TV at six o'clock every evening, wling to offer her 3)... (sit. more often than not her 4)... (clumsy) causes great 5) treat a tay a onde (2p cron ut me vcs wor B The 1) a. (organise) ofthe firework display had been a citicul ob, butnow the chicren were SCk'Q 4 gue ikog al the Kinds of fe with 2) (exote) as each 3) (Colou 2 There isa great fim on the TV tonight, 4 {exologe) it up ine sky. In the warm glow of 3 Mlions of people were kiled in the World War I the bontre we could see that every chid wore an jmoneoy Bennie were leg m ne Won War 5) (express) of great 6) (happy) 5 Jason is at the work, He'll be back at six o'clock. © We are having an 1) (extend) buit to our 6 I want a new car. want one ar wth a sunroot house. The 2) {buic) nave been working on 7 Alotofchicren learn the Engish nowadays. 83) (construct) for two weeks and now it 8 She i seriously il, She's got the malaria. looks quite 4)... (mpress). The ext space wil 9. The most people enjoy spending their holidays by the Be VEFY 8) ss (US) seasice. 67