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预备课1词汇构词法-词根词缀Inthisstudyguide,youwilllearnaboutcommonprefixesandsuffixesinEnglish.Youwilldiscoverhowthesechangethemeaningandformofaword.Examplesaregiventoshowyouexactlyhowtousetheseprefixesandsuffixes.Checkouttheexercisesattheendtotestyourunderstanding!Youcanalsodownloadthisguideasafreepdftouseoffline.Let’sdivein!Whatyouwilllearn:

Prefixes–meanings&useSuffixes–commonsuffixesfornouns&adjectivesSpellingrules&wordfamiliesListofcommonprefixes&suffixes(withexamples)Prefixes&suffixes:exercisesPrefixesandsuffixesarecollectivelyknownas‘affixes’.Somewordshavebothaprefixandasuffix,forexample:prefix+

rootword+suffixun-comfort-ableUnderstandinghowwordsareformedusingprefixesandsuffixescanhelpyouworkoutthemeaningofwordsandmakesenseofdifficultspellings.Prefixes:meaningsanduseThemostcommonly-usedprefixesarethosethatchangeanadjectivewithapositivemeaningintoonewithanegativeoropposingmeaning,forexample:

uncomfortable.

Prefixesthatchangethewordtoanegativemeaninginclude:

in-,

ir-,

im-

and

dis-.Examplesformedusingthistypeofprefixare:

inactive,

irregular,

impossible

and

dishonest.PrefixMeaningExampleanti-opposed/topreventantidotecounter-opposite/opposedtocounterproductivede-somethingisremovedorreducedde-activatedis-negative/oppositedisadvantageex-formerex-wifeextra-outside/beyondextra-curricularfore-beforeforewarnhomo-samehomosexualhyper-very/extremelyhyper-sensitiveil-negative/oppositeillogicalim-negative/oppositeimmaturein-negative/oppositeinexpensiveinter-betweeninternationalir-negative/oppositeirregularmal-bad/wrongmalpracticemid-middlemidwintermis-bad/wrongmisplacemono-onemonorlneo-newneoclassicalnon-notnondescriptomni-allomnivoreout-outside/beyond/biggeroutweighpre-beforepre-datere-agnre-arrangesemi-halfsemicirclesub-undersubmergesuper-bigger/morepowerfulsuperheroun-negative/oppositeunbelievableunder-beneath/notenoughunderplay

Somegroupsofprefixeshaveveryspecificmeaningsanduses.Thetablebelowsummarisesthemostcommonprefixesformetricmeasures,thosethatdescribemultiplesofunitsandthoseindicatingfractionsofunits.PrefixMeaningExampledeca-tentimesaunitdecathlonkilo-onethousandtimesaunitkilometremega-onemilliontimesaunitmegabytegiga-onebillionunitsgigawattdeci-onetenthofaunitdecilitrecenti-onehundredthofaunitcentimetremilli-onethousandthofaunitmillimetremicro-onemillionthofaunit(alsomeansextremelysmall)micro-organismMacro-Hugelargemarcroeconomic

Suffixes:commonsuffixesfornouns&adjectivesSuffixesenablerootwordstochangeindifferentwaysinordertoformdifferentclassesofword.Forexample,therootword‘create’canbemodifiedto

creation

(noun),

creative

(adjective)and

creatively

(adverb).Differentclassesofwords(nouns,verbs,adjectives)havetheirowncommonsuffixes.CommonsuffixesforadjectivesExample

CommonnounsuffixesExample-able/-ibleadorableterrible-ance/-enceenduranceconscience-ant/-entpleasantconfident-antcontestant-atepassionate-domfreedom-fulwonderful-eeemployee-ianCanadian-er/-orpnterconductor-icenergetic-eryscenery-icalmethodical-hoodneighbourhood-ishselfish-ionelection-ivepositive-ismsocialism-lesspointless-istnovelist-likebusiness-like-ityregularity-ousadventurous-mentimprovement-somewearisome-nesssadness-ynoisy-shipfriendship-ureClosureAdverbsuffixesExamples

VerbsuffixesExamples-lyquickly-eneaten-wiseclockwise-iseenergise-wardnorthward

-atealternateSpellingrules&wordfamilies3.1.SuffixspellingrulesThefollowingrulesapplytoBritishEnglishspelling.SeealsothesectionbelowonAmericanspellingrules.Formostshortwordsendinginasingleconsonant,doubletheconsonantwhenaddingasuffix,e.g.

big/bigger.Forlongerwordsendingin‘-l’youshouldalsodoubletheconsonant,e.g.

travel

becomes

traveller.Manyverbsalsofollowthisrule,forexample

modelling.Forwordsendingin‘-e’,thefinal‘e’isoftendroppedwhenasuffixbeginningwithavowelisadded.Examplesinclude:

evolve/evolving

and

irritate/irritable.The‘e’issometimeskepttohelpwithpronunciation,forexample,intheword

knowledgeable.Thissamespellingpatternoccursin

manageable

and

changeable.Somewordshavetwoalternativespellings.Forexample

loveable

and

lovable

arebothcorrectspellings.Wordsendingin

ee,

oe

and

ye

donotdropthe‘e’whenasuffixisadded.Examplesinclude

seeing

and

canoeing.3.2.AmericanspellingTherearesomedifferencesinspellingbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Herearesomecommondifferences:AmericanEnglishBritishEnglishanalyzeanalysetraveled/travelingtravelled/travellingdefensedefencecivilizationcivilisationcentercentrehumorhumourdialogdialogue

3.3.Wordfamilies“Wordfamilies”aregroupsofwordswheredifferentsuffixeshavebeenaddedtothesamerootword.ItwouldbeverydifficulttolearnallthewordfamiliesinEnglish,butknowingafewcommonwordfamiliescanhelpyoutolearnspellingpatternsandcommonprefixandsuffixmeanings.Englishexaminationsoftenrequirestudentsto‘transform’wordsbyaddingtheappropriateprefixesandsuffixes.So,familiarisingyourselfwithprefixesandsuffixescouldhelpwithyourexamskillsaswellasyourvocabulary.Thefollowingwordfamiliesdemonstratehowrootwordscanbetransformedtocreatedifferentformswithsimilarmeanings.VerbNounAdjectiveAdverbsucceedsuccesssuccessfulsuccessfullyspecialisespecialismspecialespeciallyattractattractionattractiveattractivelysurprisesurprisesurprisingsurprisingly4.Hyphenornohyphen?Inmostcaseswhereaprefixisaddedtoaword,nohyphen(-)isused.However,hyphenscanbeusedinsomesituationstomakethemeaningofthewordclearerandtoavoidconfusion.Oneexampleiswheretheprefixendswiththesameletterthatthewordstartswith.Forexample

co–

and

owner.Adding

co-

withoutahyphencouldchangethepronunciationofthewordandmakethemeaningdifficulttounderstand.Forthisreason

co-owner

isclearerthan

coowner.Confusioncanalsooccurwherethewordhastwomeanings.Forexample,a

remark

isaspokencomment,but

re-mark

meanstomark/assessanexamagn.Usingahypheninthissituationcanavoidconfusion.Ahyphenisoftenusedwithaprefixbeforeapropernoun.Examplesinclude:un-Americanandanti-British.Finally,theprefixes

ex-,

self-

and

co-

areoftenusedwithahyphen.

Prefixes&suffixes–examplesThelistbelowsummarisescommonlyusedprefixesandsuffixesinEnglish.Examplesentencesarealsoprovidedtohelpyouunderstandthemincontext.PrefixesexamplesAnti-antiseptic,anti-climax,antifreeze,antibiotic,antibody,anticlockwiseTheatheletesranaroundthetrackinan

anticlockwise

direction.Manyinfectionscanbetreatedwith

antibiotics.Counter-counterpart,counterproductive,counterclmPuttingtoomuchpressureonyoungpeoplecanbe

counterproductive.De-deteriorate,derl,deactivateThediscussion

deteriorated

intoanargument.Dis-dissatisfied,disappointed,disloyal,disobedient,disruptive,distrustJaneneverdidwhatshewastold.Shewasa

disobedient

child.Robwas

disappointed

whenhedidn’tgetthejob.Ex-ex-wife,ex-teacher,ex-husband,ex-policemanIstillmeetmy

ex-husband

sometimes.No,hewasn’tateacherbefore.He’san

ex-policeman.Extra-extracurricular,extracellular,extraordinaryHerjourneyacrosstheworldwas

extraordinary.Fore-forewarn,foreground,forefathers,forecast,forego,forefrontThisroboticscompanyisatthe

forefront

ofmoderntechnology.Theweather

forecast

fortomorrowisgood.Homo-homogeneous,homophone,homosexualrisa

homogeneous

mixture.Hyper-hypersensitive,hyperlink,hyper-intelligentA

hyperlink

connectsonepagetoanotherIl-illogical,illegal,illiterate,illuminateDrivingundertheageof17is

illegal

intheUK.Im-immature,immaterial,immediately,immense,impersonal,impatientYouneedtospeaktotheheadteacher

immediately.Jamielookssensiblebutheisactuallyquite

immature.In-inevitable,incorrect,indifferent,indoors,ineffective,insincereTheexaminertoldmethatsomeofmyanswerswere

incorrect.Unfortunately,thecancermedicinewas

ineffective.Inter-international,intermediate,interpreter,interval,interfere,interestMyhusbandisworkingforan

international

company.Maggiedecidednottobeateacher;sheistrningtobean

interpreter.Ir-irresponsible,irrational,irregular,irrelevantIrregular

verbsaredifficulttolearn!Mal-malpractice,malfunction,malnourished,malnutritionIcouldn’tcompletetheworkbecauselasercuttingmachine

malfunctioned.

Mid-mid-July,midweek,mid-September,mid-sentenceI’mgoingtogooutforawalk

midweek.

Mis-misunderstanding,mistrust,misuse,misspell,misrepresent,mispronounceWedidn’tfallout–itwasjusta

misunderstanding.Thenewspaperreport

misrepresented

whatIsd!

Mono-monorl,monotone,monochrome,monotonous,monosyllable,monopolyThatsonghasaboringtune;it’s

monotonous.A

monorl

hasjustonerl.

Neo-neonatal,neoclassical,NeolithicYes,thatmuseumisa

neoclassical

building.Non-

(notetheprefix‘non’isusuallyusedwithahyphen)non-event,non-stop,non-smoking,non-alcoholic,non-member,non-residentSorry,thisisa

non-smoking

building.Non-residents

arewelcomeintherestaurant.Omni-omnivore,omnipresentAn

omnivore

eatsplantsandanimals.

Out-outbreak,outgrow,outrun,outweigh,outbuilding,outspokenHehas

outgrown

allhisbabyclothesnow.Overall,theadvantages

outweigh

thedisadvantages.Pre-pre-war,pre-recorded,pre-pay,pre-set,pre-taxShehasa

pre-recorded

messageonherphone.Youcan

pre-pay

foryourdentaltreatment.Re-replay,rerun,re-record,re-writeShehadto

re-write

heressaytogetahighergrade.Thefootballmatchlastweekendwasa

replay.Semi-semicircle,semi-darkness,semi-detached,semi-literate,semi-professionalTheylefttherestaurantin

semi-darkness.Maryisagreattennisplayer.Sheis

semi-professional.Sub-subtropical,subsection,sub-zero,subnormal,subsoilTheyhadtocopewith

sub-zero

temperatures.MuchofNorthAfricahasa

sub-tropical

climate.Super-supermarket,supernatural,super-tanker,super-rich,supervisorSupermarkets

haveagreaterrangeofproductsthanlocalshops.Johnhasbeenmy

supervisor

forthepastyear.Un-unbelievable,unkind,unusual,unable,uncomfortable,uncannyMynewshoesare

uncomfortable.Thatfilmwas

unbelievable!Under-underplay,underwear,under-valued,under-rated,under-pdHewasan

under-rated

actor.I’mnotsellingthatvase.Ithinkithasbeen

under-valued.

Suffixesexamples-ableunbelievable,comfortable,washable,likeable,knowledgeable,fashionable

(adjectives)Doyouprefer

fashionable

or

comfortable

clothes?ProfessorSmithisvery

knowledgeable

aboutinsects.-anceperformance,allowance,disturbance,appearance,brilliance

(nouns)Tomisgivenaweekly

allowance

byhisparents.Thepolicewerecalledtoa

disturbance

inthestreet.-antpleasant,brilliant,disinfectant,servant,assistant,

(nounsandadjectives)Wehada

brilliant

holidayinSpn.Hedecidedtoemployan

assistant.-ateactivate,affectionate,regulate,electorate,mediate,fortunate

(nounsandadjectives)Youcan

activate

yourPayPalaccountnow.Hisdogiswell-behavedand

affectionate.-domfreedom,kingdom,boredom

(nouns)Freedom

ofchoicemeansyouhavemoreopportunitytomakedecisions.-encepresence,existence,occurrence,permanence

(nouns)Icouldfeelaghostly

presence

whenIwentintotheroom!Mostpeopledisputethe

existence

ofghosts.-entdifferent,resident,president

(nounsandadjectives)Shehasbeena

resident

inthisareaformanyyears.-ercarpenter,pnter,hotter,bigger,diner,photographer

(nounsandadjectives)Heistrningtobea

pnter.Shewouldlovetobea

photographer.-erybravery,machinery,bakery,flattery

(nouns)Youcanbuybreadatthe

bakery.Thefiremanwasprsedforhis

bravery.-fulbeautiful,wonderful,colourful,eventful,restful,careful

(adjectives)Itwasan

eventful

day.Ihopeyouhavea

wonderful

holiday!-hoodneighbourhood,childhood,priesthood

(nouns)Thisisaveryquiet

neighbourhood.-ibleterrible,horrible,visible,edible

(adjectives)Isthatplant

edible?Ourhouseis

visible

fromtheroad.-icphotographic,alcoholic,supersonic

(adjectives)SpaceXisplanningtolauncha

supersonic

plane.Thelocalpubserves

alcoholic

and

non-alcoholic

drinks.-icalhistorical,identical,satirical

(adjectives)JohnandSteveare

identical

twins.-iondecision,promotion,completion,election,exhaustion,deception

(nouns)Theresultsofthe

election

willbeannouncedtomorrow.Shemadeanimportant

decision

today.-ismCubism,socialism,criticism,heroism

(nouns)Cubism

wasoneofthemostinfluentialartmovementsofthetwentiethcentury.-ishchildish,selfish,reddish,snobbish,Spanish,English

(adjectives)Shelooksgrown-upbutsheisalittle

childish.Hehas

reddish

hr.-istsocialist,novelist,guitarist,pianist,sexist,racistSheisabrilliant

guitarist.Sexism

and

racism

arenottobetoleratedinschools.-itycreativity,popularity,regularity,sexuality,eventuality,familiarity

(nouns)Herstrengthisher

creativity.Jennycarefullyplannedhertriptoallowforany

eventuality.-ivecreative,positive,negative,transitive,explosive,detective

(nounsandadjectives)Mybrother-in-lawisworkingasaprivate

detective.Mymotherisa

creative

person.-lesscareless,ruthless,pointless,meaningless,tasteless,powerless

(adjectives)Itwasa

careless

mistake.Sorry,butthissoupis

tasteless.-mentpermanent,government,employment,arrangement,management

(nounsandadjectives)Sheisreallypleasedthatshenowhasa

permanent

job.Haveyougotany

management

experience?–nessshyness,loudness,sadness,loneliness

(nouns)Hehadtotryhardtoovercomehis

shyness.Loneliness

canbeabigproblemforolderpeople.-ousadventurous,pretentious,cautious,dangerous,spacious

(adjectives)Hernewflatisvery

spacious.Sheisreally

adventurous.Sheoftentravelstofarawayplaces.-shipfriendship,hardship,fellowship,premiership,citizenship

(nouns)Hehaskepthis

friendship

withTonygoingfor20years.Theysufferedalotof

hardship

whentheyfirstarrivedinthecountry.-sometroublesome,bothersome,loathsome

(adjectives)Waspscanbe

troublesome

inlatesummer.-ureclosure,fracture,measure,exposure,flure

(nouns)Hesdthemarriagebrokedownduetoa

flure

tocommunicateopenly.Shewasdisappointedaboutthe

closure

ofthebusiness.-yfunny,scary,wintry,feathery,scaly,messyMyroomisalways

messy!Itwasabeautiful

wintry

sceneonChristmasDay.

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Choosematerialsyoulike.

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