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Preffixes SuffixesSubway PainterAirport Dancer

A suffix is a group of letters used after the root word to change its meaning.

A prefix refers to a combination of letters used at the beginning of a root word to change its meaning.

What is it “root”?Dance DancerPossible ImpossiblePaint PainterMail emailTeach Teacher

Root is the “raiz” of a word. Root = radical

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Prefixed or suffixed word? 1. Kilometer: ___________

2. Attention: ___________

3. Supernatural: ___________

4. Brotherhood: ___________

5. E-book: ___________

6. Waterproof: ___________

7. Disappear: ___________

Preffixed

Sufffixed

Preffixed

Preffixed

Preffixed

Sufffixed

Sufffixed

Some common prefixesSome common prefixes

Practice A) Soda, juice, and mineral water are examples of ____________ (alcoholic) drinks.

B) If you do something wrong you may have to ________ (do) it later.

C) When something is_________(done) it is exaggerated.

D) To________(see) something is to predict or anticipate it.

nonalcoholic

outdo

overdone

foresee

KEYKEY

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Practice

A) Jane was crying out of__________(sad)

B) Rebecca is a ________ with Modern jazz troupe.(dance)

C) She has the beauty of a __________.(god)

D)For a secretary, __________ is an important quality.(polite)

sadness

dancer

goodness

politeness

KEYKEY

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Prefixes to negate

We use the prefixes –IN to say that something is the opposite or that is not.

EXAMPLESPossible ImpossibleRegular IrregularLegal Illegal

Careful!Careful! • IM – before P• IL – before L• IR – before R

Esta presentación es dirigida a alumnos de 5to año, en nivel Intermedio de Inglés (B1 de acuerdo al Marco Europeo). Unidad n° 3Año 2013