UNIT 3 PAGE 44

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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