9a angiinhan delgerengvi sudalgaaity – 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
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en – em | in | encode – embrace – empathy |
ex | out of, from | exit – exhale |
fore | before | forecast |
in – im | in | infield |
in – im – il – ir (one of the most frequent!) | not | injustice – impossible – irreversible – illegal |
inter | between | interact |
micro | small | microscopic |
mid | middle | midway |
mis | wrongly | misfire |
non | not | nonsense |
out | more or better than others | outdo |
over | over | overlook |
pre | before | prefix |
pro | for, forward | promote |
re (one of the most frequent!) | again... |
en – em | in | encode – embrace – empathy |
ex | out of, from | exit – exhale |
fore | before | forecast |
in – im | in | infield |
in – im – il – ir (one of the most frequent!) | not | injustice – impossible – irreversible – illegal |
inter | between | interact |
micro | small | microscopic |
mid | middle | midway |
mis | wrongly | misfire |
non | not | nonsense |
out | more or better than others | outdo |
over | over | overlook |
pre | before | prefix |
pro | for, forward | promote |
re (one of the most frequent!) | again... |
Prefixes and Suffixes
-Prefixes and suffixes are small parts of words that are added to a word to change the meaning.
*Prefixes are added to the beginning of a word.
*Suffixes are added to the end of a word.
*Prefixes and suffixes can be added to nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
Example:
Prefix | "happy" becomes "unhappy" when you add the prefix "un" |
Suffix | “paint” becomes "painter" when you add the suffix "-er" |
1. SPEAKING SKILLS ASSESSMENT FORM
1 = Very weak 2 = Struggling 3 = Comfortable 4 = Strong
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1. What is it?
2. How often do you watch it?
3. Explain why you like it.
Part 3
1. What do you like or dislike about living in your town?
2. Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which one do you prefer?
3. Would you prefer to live in a ger or in a modern apartment? Why?
4. What would your dream house be like?
5. When choosing a place to live, what do you consider most important?
Speaking Test 4
Part 1
1. What do you usually do in your free time?
2. Do you prefer ...