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REAL ENGLISH 8

 A prefix is an element placed at the beginning of a word to slightly change its meaning.

non-existent, ex-president, re-elect, illegal, impatient

 A suffix is an element placed at the end of a word to form another word.
nation – national suffocate – suffocation
Prefixes and suffixes play an important part in word formation.

Prefixes

Study how new words are formed from related words.

unfinished is the opposite of finished, formed by adding the prefix un-
irrepressible is something that cannot be repressed or controlled
intrepid means fearless, brave; from trepidation – feeling of fear
embroiled means involved in a broil or trouble

Prefixes such as en-, em- and over- can be used to form verbs.
enable, empower, overcome

D1 Tick the words that contain affixes. Cross the ones that don’t have any.

important impartial lengthen anti-national
disaster infamous irresponsible ability

include overconfident understand upgrade

D2 Write the opposites of the following words using suitable prefixes from the box.

un- ir- im- il- de- in- anti- non- dis- mis-

1. grade 3. kind 5. sense 7. unity 9. legal
2. social 4. understand 6. patient 8. convenient 10. religious

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LEARNING
D3. Forming new words with prefixes
Divide the class into groups of four. Discuss and come up with a minimum of four words which
form their related words or antonyms with the prefixes given below. The group members will
discuss among themselves and add as many words as possible. The group that gets the
maximum number of correct related words wins.

en- dis- un- mis- ir- de- in- non- mis- anti-

Suffixes

There are many suffixes such as -ment, -ly, -able/-ible, -acy, -ous, -ation, -ful, -ity, -ance and -ence
which are used to make nouns, adverbs, adjectives and their opposites.

excitement, saintly, understandable, sensible, supremacy, victorious, exclamation,
beautiful, generosity, attendance, occurrence

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