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Schlesinger Alejandra Schlesinger Alejandra YaelYael
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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