ENGLISH WORD FORMATION FOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.pptx

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1. WORD FORMATION PART 2 PREFIXES

2. AFFIXATION The process of making new words by adding affixes to a word Affixes include prefixes and suffixes Types of Affixation

3. PREFIXATION Adding a prefix at the beginning of a word to form a new word Rarely changing the parts of speech of a word Example: Write  rewrite; smoker  non-smoker S ometimes used to form new verb: Example: circle  encircle; large  enlarge.

4. PREFIXES OF NEGATION AND OPPOSITION Prefixes Characteristics Example Un Usually used for Nouns, Adjs or Verbs un able, un fair, un pack, un zip, Un employment, Un countable dis- Usually used for Nouns, Adjs or Verbs Dis appear, Dis continue, Dis satisfied, Dis count a- Usually used for adjs a moral, a typical, a sexual In- Usually used for adjs in formal, in sensitive im - Usually used for words starting with b-, m-, or, p- (bilabial consonants) impossible, immoral, imbalanced Il- Usually used for words starting with l- illegal, illogical Ir - Usually used for words starting with r- irregular, irrational

5. OTHER PREFIXES Prefixes Characteristics Example De Opposite (used before Verbs) Decode, defrost Pre Before (used before nouns) Pre-school, prefix, pre-reading fore Before (used before nouns0 Forecast, forehead, forepart Re Again (used before Verbs) Remake, reread, redo En Cause to Enrich , encode Super Above, beyond (before nouns) Superstar, superpower, semi Half (before nouns) Semi-circle, semifinal Hyper Too much hyperactive, hypersensitive ultra extremely ultra-modern, ultraviolet

6. OTHER PREFIXES Prefixes Characteristics Example over Too much overcook, overestimate Post after post-election, post-war, inter between interactive, international, intervene Auto self autobiography, automobile mis incorrectly, badly mislead, misunderstand pseudo False, not real pseudo-religious,, pseudo-intellectual

7. OTHER PREFIXES Prefixes Characteristics Example Numeral relation Mono one monologue, monopoly, monoculture Bi two Bicycle, bilingual Multi many Multi-task, multilingual Attitude, collaboration, membership Anti- against Anti-war, anti-fan Pro- in favour of; supporting pro-democracy , pro-communist, pro-American Counter- against; opposite; contrary Counter-attack, counter-culture , counter-revolution