Prefixes and Suffixes: grammar structure

Grammar

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2. UN-
RE-
DIS-
IM-
MIS-
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3. PREFIXES
Prefixesare letters that are added to
the startof another word.
HAPPYUN
I’m HAPPY
I’m UNHAPPY
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4. PREFIXES
We use UN-to change the base word (happy)
to mean the opposite.
HAPPYUN
AFRAIDUN
BROKENUN
LUCKYUN
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5. PREFIXES
Prefixesare letters that are added to
the startof another word.
WRITERE
I WRITE ‘Hello students’I REWRITE ‘Hello students'
HELLO STUDENTSHELLO STUDENTS
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6. PREFIXES
We use RE-to change the base word (write)
to mean to do again.
WRITERE
APPEARRE
PLAYRE
NAMERE
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7. PREFIXES
Prefixesare letters that are added to
the startof another word.
AGREEDIS
I AGREE with youI DISAGREE with you
Yes, you
are right
NO,
you are
wrong.
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8. PREFIXES
We use DIS-to change the base word (agree)
to mean not/do the opposite.
AGREEDIS
APPEARDIS
HONESTDIS
OBEYDIS
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9. PREFIXES
Prefixesare letters that are added to
the startof another word.
POLITEIM
You are very POLITEYou are very IMPOLITE
You look
Beautiful!
You look
Ugly!
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10. PREFIXES
We use IM-to change the base word (polite)
to mean not.
POLITEIM
POSSIBLEIM
PERFECTIM
PATIENTIM
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11. PREFIXES
Prefixesare letters that are added to
the startof another word.
BEHAVEMIS
You must BEHAVE in class
You must not MISBEHAVE in class
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12. PREFIXES
We use MIS-to change the base word (behave)
to mean wrongly/badly.
BEHAVEMIS
SPELLMIS
USEMIS
PRONOUNCEMIS
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13. PREFIXES
PREFIX
= to do again
= not/opposite
= not
BASE WORD
HAPPY HAPPYUNUN= not
RE WRITE WRITERE
DIS DISAGREE AGREE
IM IMPOLITE POLITE
MIS= wrongly/badly BEHAVE BEHAVEMIS
NEW WORD
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14. -ION
-LESS
-LY
-FUL
-ABLE
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15. SUFFIXES
Suffixesare letters that are added to
the endof another word.
CELEBRATEION
Let’s CELEBRATE New Years EveLet’s have a New Years Eve CELEBRATION
CELEBRAT
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16. SUFFIXES
We use –ION to change the base word (celebrate)
from a verbinto a noun.
CELEBRATETION
COLLECTTION
POLLUTETION
VACATETIONVACA
CELEBRA
POLLU
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17. SUFFIXES
Suffixesare letters that are added to
the endof another word.
HOMELESS
We have a HOMEI don’t have a home. I’m HOMELESS
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18. SUFFIXES
We use –LESS to change the base word (home)
from a noun into an adjective.
HOMELESS
FEARLESS
SLEEPLESS
PAINLESS
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19. SUFFIXES
Suffixesare letters that are added to
the endof another word.
ENJOYABLE
I ENJOY watching TVTV is ENJOYABLE to watch
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20. SUFFIXES
We use –ABLE to change the base word (enjoy)
from a verb into an adjective.
ENJOYABLE
WEARABLE
BREAKABLE
LIKEABLE
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21. SUFFIXES
Suffixesare letters that are added to
the endof another word.
LOUDLY
The Girl was LOUDThe girl shouted LOUDLY
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22. SUFFIXES
We use –LY to change the base word (loud)from
an adjective into an adverb.
LOUDLY
QUICKLY
SLOWLY
BRAVELY
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23. SUFFIXES
Suffixesare letters that are added to
the endof another word.
COLOURFUL
That rainbow has a lot of COLOURThe rainbow is very COLOURFUL
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24. SUFFIXES
We use –FUL to change the base word (colour)
from a noun into an adjective.
COLOURFUL
WONDERFUL
RESPECTFUL
PEACEFUL
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25. SUFFIXES
NOUN
VERB
SUFFIX
CELEBRATE
HOME
ION
VERB
LESS HOMELESS
CELEBRATION
NOUN
ADJECTIVE
ENJOY ENJOYABLE
ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE
LOUD
ADVERB
LOUDLY
ABLE
LY
NOUN
COLOUR
ADJECTIVE
COLOURFUL
FUL
BASE WORD NEW WORD
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