unit 3 page 44 focus on vocabulary. affixes prefixessuffixes
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UNIT 3 PAGE 44
Focus on Vocabulary
Affixes
Prefixes Suffixes
Affixes
• They come at the beginning of words.
• They come at the end of words.
Prefixes&
Suffixes
The meaning
Words with Negative Meanings
Prefixes with their meaning
Words with Positive Meanings
not legal illegal il= not legal
not proven unproven un= not proven
not safe unsafe un= not safe
without power
powerless Suffix:-less= without
power
The meaning
Words with Negative Meanings
Prefixes with their meaning
Words with Positive Meanings
fail to use – bad use
misused mis= bad, fail use
do not like dislike dis= not like
Suffix
can be eaten eatable -able = can be done-ible
eat
Exercise:Identify the negative affixes for the following words, and write the meaning of the affixes in the spaces provided. Then put the new words in a sentence.
Sentence Meaning
Prefix/Suffix Words
My sister is unhappy because she broke her new Dior glasses.
not unhappy= prefix
happy
polite
responsible
lucky/successful
logical
advantages
home/care
inform
Exercises:Identify the negative affixes for the following words, and write the meaning of the affixes in the spaces provided. Then put the new word in a sentence.
Sentence Meaning
Prefix/Suffix Words
My sister is unhappy because she broke her new Dior glasses.
not unhappy= prefix
happy
Our old neighbor is impolite. not impolite= prefix
polite
Ali is an irresponsible student.
not irresponsible = prefix
responsible
He is unlucky.Some people are unsuccessful.
not unluckyunsuccessful =prefix
lucky/successful
You are being illogical. not illogical = prefix
logical
Watching TV has many disadvantages.
not disadvantages = prefix
advantages
We see some homeless children on the streets.
without homelesscareless = suffix
home/care
The media sometimes misinforms the people.
Bad, fail misinform = prefix
inform