Слайд 2Prefixes–suffixes-compounds
PREFIXES change the meaning of the word because each prefix has a
meaning
Lock – unlock (the opposite meaning)
Honest – dishonest ( = not )
SUFFIXES change a word to a different part of the speech
Silent – silence, produce – production
COMPOUNDS are two or more words that act as a single word
Software, second-hand, room service
Слайд 3PREFIXES
CHANGING THE MEANING OF ADJECTIVES
Prefix = not
DIS- honest – dishonest, pleased
– displeased
UN- happy – unhappy, tidy – untidy
IN- complete – incomplete, correct – incorrect
IM- patient – impatient, polite – impolite
IR- responsible – irresponsible
IL- legal – illegal, literate - illiterate
Слайд 4NOTE:
L + IL = logical – illogical
R + IR = relevant
– irrelevant
M, P, B + IM = mature-immature
probable-improbable,
balanced-imbalanced
IN = dependent-independent,
formal-informal
Слайд 5PREFIXES
CHANGING THE MEANING OF VERBS
RE (do again) think-rethink, produce-reproduce
DIS (not, stop) like-dislike, connect-disconnect
OVER
(too much) do-overdo, protect-overprotect, charge-overcharge
UN (opposite or reverse action) dress-undress, fasten-unfasten, pack-unpack
MIS (badly, wrongly) behave-misbehave, inform-misinform, judge-misjudge
Слайд 6PREFIXES
OUT (more, better, further) fight-outfight,
do-outdo
UNDER (not enough,
lower) pay-underpay,
line-underline
underwear
INTER (between) marry-intermarry
Слайд 7PREFIXES
Appear – disappear arm - disarm
Agree – disagree, agreement – disagreement
Understanding –
misunderstanding
Developed – underdeveloped
Protect – overprotect, protective-overprotective
International
PRE prewar, pre-trial, precaution
ANTI an anti-war coalition
Слайд 8SUFFIXES
FORMING NOUNS
PERSON/JOBS
FROM VERBS
FROM ADJECTIVES
FORMING VERBS
FORMING ADJECTIVES
Слайд 9SUFFIXES: FORMING NOUNS
PERSONS/JOBS
VERB + ER teach-teacher, drive-driver
+EE train-trainee
Employ-employer ER –an active meaning
-employee EE – a passive meaning
+OR act-actor, instruct-instructor
+ENT/ANT assist-assistant, study-student
+IST type-typist, cycle-cyclist
Слайд 10SUFFIXES: FORMING NOUNS
NOUN + IST art-artist, science-scientist
+IAN music-musician, politics-politician
A cooker
A calculator
Слайд 11SUFFIXES: FORMING NOUNS from verbs
-MENT govern-government, move-movement,
argue-argument, judge-
- ION communicate-communication
TION produce-production
ATION inspire-inspiration
ITION add-addition
-ANCE/ENCE accept-acceptance, exist-existence
-SION decide-decision
-URE please-pleasure
-Y discover-discovery
Слайд 12SUFFIXES: FORMING NOUNS from adjectives
-NESS dark-darkness, happy-happiness
-ITY able-ability
-ANCE/ENCE distant-distance
different-difference
-ISM social-socialism, national-nationalism
country + ESE, N, IAN,ISH
China-Chinese,
Italy-Italian, Spain-Spanish
Слайд 13FORMING ADJECTIVES FROM NOUNS OR VERBS
-AL nation – national, centre – central
-FUL care
– careful, help – helpful, use – useful
-LESS careless, helpless, useless
-ABLE comfort – comfortable, fashion –fashionable
-Y dirt – dirty, health –healthy, wind – windy, sunny, rainy
-OUS danger – dangerous, fame – famous
-ENT depend – dependent, differ – different
-IVE act – active, expense - expensive
Слайд 14FORMING ADJECTIVES FROM NOUNS OR VERBS
MEANIGS
FUL - “containing” meaningful
LESS -
“without’/ “not” painless
ABLE - “it is possible to” drinkable, suitable
ISH - “to make the meaning weaker or less”
darkish (dark but not very dark)
youngish (fairly young but not very young)
Слайд 15WE WERE bored because the film was boring
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ing
Passive
Annoyed
Bored
Interested
excited
Active
Annoying
Boring
Interesting
exciting
Слайд 16Confusing words
Childish (immature) – childlike (like a child)
Different (not the same)
– indifferent (not caring)
Dissatisfied - unsatisfied
I was dissatisfied with my exam results (quality)
He ate a big meal but was still unsatisfied (quantity)
Helpful - helpless
Hopeful - hopeless
Senseless (illogical) – sensible (reasonable) – sensitive (being easily hurt or offended)
Слайд 17Forming verbs from nouns or adjectives
-ISE/IZE (AmE) computer – computerise
modern – modernise
-N/EN awake
– awaken, flat – flatten
-ATE/IATE active – activate,
different – differentiate
-FY/IFY sign – signify, note - notify