PREFIXES

A. COMMON PREFIXES. B. NEGATIVE PREFIXES

IN- Inconsiderate. Incomplete
IM-ANTI (AGAINST
IF THE )
WORD BEGINSanti-roads
Immature. anti-government
Imperfect. Immoral.
WITH M OR P protestors
Impolite troops
IF THE(BETWEEN
IR- INTER WORD BEGINSinternational interstate
Irregular. Irrational. Irresponsible
WITH R match highways
IL- MINI
IF THE(SMALL
WORD ) BEGINS minicomputer mini-bar
Illegal. Irrational
WITHMISL (WRONGLY) mishear miscalculate
UN-MULTI (MANY) multi-coloured multimillionaire
Undo. Unfair. Uncomfortable
DIS- Dislike. Disability
DE-OVER (TOO MUCH) overeating
Decrease overcrowded
MIS- Misunderstand. Misadventure
-
MALPOST (AFTER) post-war World
Malformed postgraduate

1. WRITE THE OPPOSITE OF THE WORDS BELLOW USING NEGATIVE

PRE (BEFORE) pre-match prehistoric
PREFIXES.
RE (AGAIN) reunion reread
1. EFFICIENCY_________________ 6. ACCEPTABLE ________________
SEMI (HALF) semicircle semi-skilled work
2. FAIR______________________7. RELEVANT _________________
3. LEGALLY___________________ 8. REAL _____________________
SUPER (BIG superstore super-tanker
4. ABILITY ___________________ 9. VISIBLE ___________________
5. LUCKY ____________________ 10. APPROVE __________________
UNDER (TOO underweight underpaid
2. FIND THE OPPOSITES OF THE WORDS BELLOW.
LITTLE)
1..ANDVANTAGE
3 ___________________________
OW COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS
NON (NO) non-smoker non-stop
2. OFFENSIVE
FROM EXERCISE___________________________
BI (DOS) bilingual bilateral
3. APPEAR
1. The ______________________________
police arrested the street musicians because they were
CO (TOGETHER) cooperate co-pilot
4. ILLUSION____________________________
performing__________.
5. CLOSE
2. _______________________________
Speaking other languages is a very useful___________________.
6. ARM
3. On a________________________________
clear day the French coast is clearly ______________from the
7. TRUST
cliffs of______________________________
Dover.
8.
4. ICOURAGE _____________________________with people who arrive late.
have a ______________________problem
9. RESPONSIBLE _________________________
5. He was very__________________ not to be accepted by the university.
10.I’m
6. APPOINT ____________________________
not interested, furthermore, it’s totally______________ to me.
11.She
7. BELIEVE _____________________________
wasn’t given a pay rise for her ___________________ at work.
12. INTERESTED__________________________
8. We________________________ of smoking in any public place.
13. CONTENTis
9. Smoking ____________________________
generally less_____________ in the USA than it is in Europe.
14. PROPER
10. ______________________________
She disagreed with the exam result because she thought the making had
been___________.
4. FILL IN THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PREFIX:
1. Clark failed his maths exam, so he was really …………… appointed.
2. Peter is the most5.…………friendly
COMPLETE THEpersonSENTENCES BY ADDING
I’ve ever met. THE CORRECT PREFIX
3. I’m afraid we’ve FROM THE TABLE. the candidate’s qualities.
………………estimated
4. Mark speaks British and Spanish fluently; he is ………… lingual since his
mother is from London and UN-his father
DIS-is from IN-Madrid. IM- OVER

5. The research can’t be carried out without everybody’s …………operation.

6. Carl is an expert1.inI……………national
keep thinking of law.our holidays in Jamaica. They were
7. The athlete was really ________FORGETTABLE.
……………qualified for …………fair play.
2. He
8. The inhabitants are relieves hethe
………building isn’t going knocked
houses to die. He thinks
down he istyphoon.
by the
___MORTAL.
8. Patrick failed his geography exam in June, so he will ……sit in September.
3. I offered
9. The conditions they was surprised
me were by ……acceptable
my mother’s call.so IItdidn’t
was very
…new my
contract. __EXPECTED.
4. Please…………formal
10. Everybody was wearing find anotherclothes
chair. You lookfor
except ___COMFORTABLE.
Sarah
5. People
11. Paul is …………confident, don’tmakes
which reallyhimlikeact
her.rather
She’s …………responsibly.
very _____POPULAR.
6. His
12. Do you usually have parents
lunch with have
your punished
…………-workers?her due to her
_____OBEDIENCE.
13. I explained Tom what was happening, but he definitely ……………understood
my point of view. 7. He was very tired, so he ___DRESSED and went to bed.
14. Sam went to bed 8.soThe army’s
late behaviour
yesterday that during the war was
he ……………slept andvery cruel.
didn’t get It
to
was truly ___HUMAN.
work in time this morning.
15. The two ministers9. John and I don’t get
are participating in aon well. We always
…………lateral ____AGREE
conference.
about
16. You shouldn’t drink thiseverything.
water unless it’s been ……………infected before.
17. This is the most10. I didn’t like his Lasagna.
…………comfortable sofa I’veIteverwassat
______COOKED.
on.
18. The village is to11. She’s not
celebrate a tidy
the person. Theof___ORDER
………centenary in her room is
its foundation.
terrible.
19. I can’t understand Pam’s letter; her handwriting is definitely ……legible.
20. Students prefer 12.…………-educational
I need a psychiatrist. I think
schools, I’m going
but the Minister______SANE
of
Education think boys and girls should go to different schools.
21. In the 19th century most people couldn’t read or write; they were
………literate.
22. Patrick used to be rather rude and ………polite as a child, but now he’s a
 SUFFIXES. 1.DERIVE NOUNS FROM VERBS USING
THE SUFFIXES IN THE BOX.
2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH
NOUNS DERIVED FROM EXERCISE 1
1. MANAGE__________________ 1. The aeroplane is one of the
NOUN SUFFIXES
2. PUNISH__________________ best______________ of modern
Suffix Meaning Example
3. PRONOUNCE_______________ times.
-ACY state or quality privacy
4. INVENT__________________ 2. His_______________ at 6 0’clock
-AL act or process of refusal 5. EDUCATE_________________ in the morning caught them unaware.
-ANCE, - state or quality of maintenance, 6. GOVERN_________________ 3. He had a very academic
ENCE eminence 7. ARRIVE__________________ _____________________at school.
-DOM place or state of freedom, kingdom 8. EXCITE__________________ 4. When I was a school child, the only
being 9. ANGRY __________________ form of _______________was a
-ER, -OR one who trainer, protector detention.
-ISM doctrine, belief communism 5. They are going to take over the
3. NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES.
-IST one who chemist _________________ of the factory
a. HAPPY__________________
-ITY, -TY quality of veracity next month.
B. REGULAR ________________
-MENT condition of argument 6. The Prime Minister will announce the
C. PATIENT________________
-NESS state of being heaviness new__________________ tomorrow.
D. EFFICIENT_______________
-SHIP position held fellowship 7. His ___________ of English is so
E. OPERATED_____________
-SION, - state of being concession, transition poor that it is very difficult to
F. ELEGANT________________
TION understand him.
G. SUPERIOR______________
8. The children were full of
H. LONELY _________________
VERB SUFFIXES _____________________because
I. MAD___________________
-ATE become eradicate their summer holidays were going to
J. PRIVATE________________
-EN become enlighten start the following day.
K. INNOCENT _______________
-IFY, -FY make or become terrify L. PRESENT_________________
-IZE, -ISE become civilize m. RELEVANT ____________ 5.ADJECTIVES FROM NOUNS AND VERBS
ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES N. POPULATED ______________
1. BEAUTY____________________
-ABLE,- capable of being edible, presentable O. PRIVATE.________________
2. DANGER____________________
IBLE 3. CARE______________________
-AL pertaining to regional 4. IMAGINATION_______________
4. NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES.
-ESQUE reminiscent of picturesque 5. COMFORT___________________
SOME IRREGULAR ONES:
6. CENTRE____________________
-FUL notable for fanciful A. HIGH________________
7. PRACTICE___________________
-IC, -ICAL pertaining to musical, mythic B. YOUNG_______________
11. FOOL______________________
-IOUS, characterized by nutritious, C. LONG ________________
12. ACCIDENT___________________
-OUS portentous D. DANGEROUS_________
13. FUNDAMENT_________________
-ISH having the quality of fiendish E. STRONG______________
14. ATTRACT____________________
-IVE having the nature of creative F. TRUE________________
15. MANAGE____________________
-LESS without endless G. POOR________________
16. UNDERSTAND_________________
-Y characterized by sleazy H. DEAD ________________
17. BOY_______________________
ADVERB. SUFFIXES 18. POWER_____________________
- LY Happy / happily 19. NATION___________________

6. DERIVE THE CORRECT WORD IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

1. An ________________ (accident) discharge of toxic waste has led
to pollution of the water in the river.
2. He has been _________ (action) in local politics for some years.
3. It was an _____________________ (adventure) expedition up
the Amazon which we can never forget.
4. She was very _______ (anger) when she heard what happened.
5. He gave her a __________________ (beauty) bunch of flowers
for her birthday.
6. Despite his age, he still retains his __________ (boy) good looks.
7. He gave us a _______ (briefly) first-hand account of the event.
8. I have enough work to keep me ______________ (business) for
the whole week.
9. Sarah is extremely _______________ (care) of her reputation.
10. I have always been very ____________ (caution) about spending
money.
11. He is lucky to own a house that is very _____________ (centre).
12. It's so ______________ (child) of her to behave in that way.
13. She decides not to be ________________ (choose) but to accept
the first job offer that comes along.
14. Her mother bought an imported ______________ (circle) table
for dinning.
15. It was a _________ (collect) decision to stage a walk-out in
protest.
16. He feels extremely ______________ (comfort) and relaxed in
the Firsts Class cabin.
17. His _____________ (coward) act of holding a child hostage is
really contemptible.
18. Nowadays less people are ___________ (cruelty) to animals
19. Not all snakes are ______________ (danger) to human beings.
20. John took a ______ (depth) breath and blew into the balloon.
21. Once again he's proving himself to be a player of great
__________ (able).
22. John will be in charge during the boss's _________ (absent).
23. We met quite by _____________ (accidental) at the airport.
24. She recognized him as an old ________________ (acquaint).
25. The police took quick ____________ (act) to deal with the
robbery.
26. I never ever shouted at you in ___________ (angry), have I?
27. I find the constant barking of the neighbour’s dog an
_____________________ (annoy).
28. He is always worried about his ________________ (appear).
29. He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on __________
(arrive).
30. We must pay ______________ (attend) in class.
31. She is a woman of great ____________ (beautiful).
32. We pay our telephone bill at the _____________ (begin) of
the month.
33. The naughty boys were punished for their bad ___________
(behave).
34. Saving a drowning man is regarded by most as an act of
___________ (brave).