12195 prefixessuffixes

PREFIXES
B. NEGATIVE
A. COMMON
PREFIXES.PREFIXES
IN-

SUFFIXES.

Inconsiderate. Incomplete
ANTI (AGAINST)

1.DERIVE

NOUNS FROM VERBS USING

2. COMPLETE

THE SENTENCES WITH

1
anti-roads protestors NOUN SUFFIXES
Immature. Imperfect. Immoral. Impolite
1. MANAGE__________________
1. The aeroplane is one of the
anti-government
troops WITH R
IRSuffix
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best______________ of modern times.
2. PUNISH__________________
Meaning Irrational. Irresponsible

Irregular.
INTER (BETWEEN
2. His_______________ at 6 0’clock in
ILExample
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3. PRONOUNCE_______________
international match
the morning caught them unaware.
-ACY Irrational
Illegal.
interstate highways
4.
INVENT
__________________
state
or quality
UN
3. He had a very academic
MINI (SMALL)
privacy
Undo.
Unfair. Uncomfortable
_____________________at school.
5.
EDUCATE
_________________
minicomputer
-AL
DIS
mini-bar

4. When I was a school child, the only
6. GOVERN_________________
act or Disability
process of
Dislike.
MIS (WRONGLY)
form of _______________was a
1. refusal
WRITE THE OPPOSITE OF THE WORDS BELLOW USING NEGATIVE
mishear
detention.
PREFIXES
.
-ANCE, -ENCE
3. NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES.
miscalculate
state or quality of
5. They are going to take over the
1. EMULTI
FFICIENCY
_________________
6. ACCEPTABLE ________________
(MANY
)
a. HAPPY__________________
maintenance, eminence
multi-coloured
_________________ of the factory
-DOM
2. FAIR

______________________7. RELEVANT _________________
B. REGULAR ________________
multimillionaire
next month.
place or state of being
3. LOVER
EGALLY
(TOO
___________________
MUCH)
8. REAL _____________________
C. PATIENT________________
freedom, kingdom
6. The Prime Minister will announce the
overeating
2. F4.
IND
THE
OF THE WORDS BELLOW
.
-ER
, -OPPOSITES
OR
ABILITY
___________________
9. VISIBLE
___________________
D. EFFICIENT_______________
new__________________ tomorrow.
oneCOMPLETE

who
3
. NOW
THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS
1. ADVANTAGE___________________________
E. OPERATED_____________
7. His ___________ of English is so
trainer, protector
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poor that it is very difficult to
-ISM ___________________________
2. OFFENSIVE
F. ELEGANT________________
1. The doctrine,
police arrested
understand him.
belief the street musicians because they were
3. APPEAR______________________________
performing__________.
G. SUPERIOR______________
communism
8. The children were full of
-IST ____________________________
4.
ILLUSION
2. Speaking
other languages is a very useful___________________. H. LONELY _________________
5.ADJECTIVES FROM NOUNS AND VERBS
one who
5. On

CLOSE
_______________________________
3.
achemist
clear
day the French coast is clearly ______________from theI. MAD___________________
1. BEAUTY____________________
cliffs of
Dover.
-ITY
, -TY
6. ARM________________________________
J. PRIVATE________________
2. DANGER____________________
quality
of
4. I have
a ______________________problem
with people who arrive late.
7. TRUST
______________________________
veracity
3. CARE______________________
4. NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES.
5. He was
very__________________ not to be accepted by the university.
MENT
8. COURAGE_____________________________
4. IMAGINATION_______________
SOME IRREGULAR ONES:

condition of
6. I’m not interested, furthermore, it’s totally______________ to me.
5. COMFORT___________________
9. RESPONSIBLE
A. HIGH________________
argument_________________________
6. CENTRE____________________
7. She -wasn’t
NESS given a pay rise for her ___________________ at work.
B. YOUNG_______________
state of being
7. PRACTICE___________________
4. FILLheaviness
IN THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PREFIX :
C. LONG ________________
11. FOOL______________________
5. COMPLETE
BY ADDING
THE CORRECT PREFIX
1. Clark-SHIP
failed his maths
exam, soTHE
he SENTENCES
was really ……………
appointed.
D. DANGEROUS_________
12. ACCIDENT___________________
position heldFROM THE TABLE.
2. Peter
is

the
most
…………friendly
person
I’ve
ever
met.
fellowship
E. STRONG______________
13. FUNDAMENT_________________
6. DERIVE THE CORRECT WORD IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
SION, -TION
3. I’m afraid we’ve ………………estimated the candidate’s qualities.
F. TRUE________________
14. ATTRACT____________________
state
being
1.
An of
________________
UN DIS- (accident)
IN- discharge
IM- of toxic
OVER waste has led
17.
His _____________ (coward) act of holding a child hostage is
4. Mark
speaks
British
and

Spanish
fluently;
he
is
…………
lingual
since
his
concession,
transition
to pollution of the water in the river.
15. MANAGE____________________
really contemptible.
mother is from London and his father is from Madrid.
2. He has been _________ (action) in local politics for some years.
18. Nowadays less people are ___________ (cruelty) to animals
1.
Ibe
keep
thinking
of our holidays
in Jamaica.
They were
5. The 3.
research
can’t
carried
out without
everybody’s
…………operation.

It was an
_____________________
(adventure)
expedition
up the
19. Not all snakes are ______________ (danger) to human beings.
really ________FORGETTABLE.
we can neverlaw.
forget.
6. Carl is anAmazon
expert which
in ……………national
20. John took a ______ (depth) breath and blew into the balloon.
4. She was very
_______
heard
2. He
relieves (anger)
he isn’t when
going she
to die.
He what
thinkshappened.
he is
7. The athlete was ……………qualified for …………fair play.
21. Once again he's proving himself to be a player of great
___MORTAL.
5. He gave her
a __________________ (beauty) bunch of flowers for
__________ (able).

8. The inhabitants
are ………building the houses knocked down by the typhoon.
her birthday.
3. I was surprised by my mother’s call. It was very
22.
John will be in charge during the boss's _________ (absent).
6. Despite
his
age, he still
retains
his __________
(boy)
good looks.
__EXPECTED.
8. Patrick
failed his
geography
exam
in June,
so he will ……sit
in September.
23. We met quite by _____________ (accidental) at the airport.
7. He gave us4.aPlease
_______ (briefly) first-hand account of the event.
findme
another
chair. You look
9. The conditions they
offered
were ……acceptable

so___COMFORTABLE.
I didn’t …new my
8. I have enough work to keep me ______________ (business) for the 24. She recognized him as an old ________________ (acquaint).
contract.
5. People don’t really like her. She’s very _____POPULAR.
25. The police took quick ____________ (act) to deal with the
whole week.
robbery.
10. Everybody was wearing …………formal clothes except for Sarah
9. Sarah is extremely
_______________
(care)
of her reputation.
6. His parents
have punished her
due to
26. I never ever shouted at you in ___________ (angry), have I?
_____OBEDIENCE.
11. Paul10.
is …………confident,
which
makes
him act rather
…………responsibly.
I have always
been
very
____________
(caution)
about spending

27. I find the constant barking of the neighbour’s dog an
money. 7. He was very tired, so he ___DRESSED and went to bed.
12. Do you usually have
lunch with your …………-workers?
_____________________ (annoy).
11. He is lucky to own a house that is very _____________ (centre).
The was
army’s
behaviour
the war ……………understood
was very cruel. It
28.
He is always worried about his ________________ (appear).
13. I explained Tom8.what
happening,
butduring
he definitely
12. It's so ______________ (child) of her to behave in that way.
my point of view. was truly ___HUMAN.
was rushed to the hospital but was dead on __________
13. She decides not to be ________________ (choose) but to accept 29. He
(arrive).
9.
John
and
I
don’t
get
on
well.

We
always
____AGREE
14. Sam went
to
bed
so
late
yesterday
that
he
……………slept
and
didn’t
get
to
the first job offer that comes along.
30. We must pay ______________ (attend) in class.
work in time this morning.
14. Her mother bought an imported ______________ (circle) table
31. She is a woman of great ____________ (beautiful).
for dinning.
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THE SUFFIXES IN THE BOX.

NOUNS DERIVED FROM EXERCISE