бичлэгity – ty | state of | infinity |
ive – ative – itive | adjective form of a noun | plaintive |
less | without | fearless |
ly (one of the most frequent!) | characteristic of | quickly |
ment | action or process | enjoyment |
ness | state of, condition of | kindness |
ous – eous – ious | possessing the qualities of | joyous |
s – es (one of the most frequent!) | more than one | books, boxes |
y | characterized by | happy |
*the four suffixes noted as “most frequent” above cover 97% of all suffixed words in printed English
PRACTICE!!!
• Add a prefix to each of the following words to make new words.
Prefixes you might need: un- dis- re- mis- de- im- in- il- non- anti- pre-
_____clockwise _____behave _____sense
_____possible _____place _____fix
_____happy _____lucky _____legal
_____code _____visible _____connect
_____fiction _____mind _____appear
_____view _____prove _____able
_____play _____frost _____wind
_____obey _____cover _____honest
_____healthy _____sent _____chief
_____serve _____historic _____fair
Circle the best available answer for each of the following: 1) This newspaper is a BIWEEKLY. a) the newspaper is published once a week b) the newspaper is published three times a week c) the newspaper is published twice a week
2) This medicine is a nasal DECONGESTANT. a) the medicine helps to reduce nasal congestion b) the medicine causes nasal congestion c) the medicine makes your nose bigger
3) That shopping bag is REUSABLE. a) throw the shopping bag away, we won’t need it again b) don’t throw away the shopping bag because we can use it again. c) if you throw the shopping bag we cannot use it again
4) I’m sorry I MISREAD the notice and therefore MISUNDERSTOOD the message. a) Did not read the notice correctly and therefore did not understand correctly. b) Read the notice and understood the message correctly c) Did not read the notice and therefore did not understand the message.
5) We usually do not publish articles we don’t PREVIEW. a) we usually read articles before publication b) we do not read articles after publication c) we read articles the day we publish them
6) DEFORESTATION will cause environmental DEPLETION. a) Means planting trees will help our environment from DEPLETION b) Means cutting down trees will cause further environmental DEPLETION c) Means too many forests will cause further environmental DEPLETION
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-Put the word in brackets into the correct form. You will have to use prefixes and/or suffixes.
1. He was sitting __________________ in his seat on the train. (comfort)
2. He was acting in a very __________________ way. (child)
3. He's lost his book again. I don't know where he has __________________ it this time. (place)
4. You shouldn't have done that! It was very __________________ of you. (think)
5. He didn't pass his exam. He was __________________ for the second time. (succeed)
6. Some of the shanty towns are dreadfully __________________ . (crowd)
7. The team that he supported were able to win the__________________ . (champion)
8. I couldn't find any __________________ in his theory. (weak)
9. You need to be a highly trained __________________ to understand this report. (economy)
10. There were only a __________________ of people at the match. (hand)
11. She arrived late at work because she had__________________ . (sleep)
12. You need a _______________of motivation, organization and revision to learn English.(combine)
13. His __________________ has been expected for the last half an hour. (arrive)
14. She looked at her __________________ in the mirror. (reflect)
