Prefixes & Suffixes

Remember this: EXERCISE 2 Add the correct suffix to these words.

A prefix is a letter or a group of letters placed at the beginning
of a word, and it changes the meaning. involve - differ – discriminate - imagine – attend
Words Prefixes ignore – manage – unemployed – reside- pollute
1. normal abnormal 24. experienced inexperienced violent – governor – develop- explain – addict
2. like dislike 25. write re-write
3. literate illiterate 26. number out number
4. teacher ex-teacher 27. use mis-use …..ment ……ence/….ance ……tion
5. legal illegal 28. advantage disadvantage
6. possible impossible 29. operate cooperate
7. tolerant intolerant 30. expensive inexpensive - - -
8. polite impolite 31. behave misbehave - -
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9. expensive inexpensive 32. large enlarge
10. relevant irrelevant 33. rich enrich - - -
11. stop non-stop 34. virus anti-virus
12. responsible irresponsible 35. polite impolite - - -
13. weigh out-weigh 36. paid under-paid - -
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14. crowded over crowded 37. able unable
15. school pre-school 38. nuclear anti-nuclear
16. reliant self reliant 39. satisfied dissatisfied EXERCISE 3 Give the correct prefix to the words in brackets.
17. fair unfair 40. understand mis-understand
18. wear under-wear 41. honest dishonest 1. You should (write) your essay.
19. mature immature 42. motivate demotivate
20. grateful ungrateful 43. lucky unlucky 2. Can you (play) that music track?
21. reliable unreliable 44. pilot co-pilot 3. Mark is an (dependent) businessman.
22. patient impatient 45. appear disappear
23. legible illegible 46. healthy unhealthy 4. The advantages (number) the drawbacks.
5. (legal) immigration is a serious problem.
A suffix is a word or a group of letters added to the end of a
6. It’s (safe) to walk alone in the woods.
word and changes the grammatical form of the word.
7. Some students are (responsible) nowadays.
Words Suffixes 8. You (understood) what she told you.
1. history historical 24. suit suitable 9. I was (satisfied) with your last performance.
2. refuse refusal 25. revolution revolutionary 10. He is (comfortable) in that room.
3. appear appearance 26. education educational
4. arrive arrival 27. finance financial
5. wise wisdom 28. art artistic EXERCISE 4 Give the correct suffix to the words in brackets.
6. children childish/ childhood 29. rely reliable
7. differ difference 30. friend friendship 1. Smoking is (harm) to your health.
8. hunger hungry 31. illiterate illiteracy
9. thirst thirsty 32. unemployed unemployment 2. He left school because of (finance) problems.
10. beauty beautiful 33. job jobless
11. science scientific
3. Cathy is a (gift) student in this school.
34. home homeless
12. creative creativity 35. discriminate discrimination 4. Associations should help (home) people.
13. free freedom 36. describe description
14. assist assistance
5. Some (job) people suffer from poverty.
37. integrate integration
15. depart departure 38. inform information 6. It’s his (responsible) to find a solution.
16. achieve achievement 39. assist assistance
17. diverse diversity 40. prevent prevention
7. (Prevent) is better than cure.
18. care careless/ careful 41. success successful 8. For more (inform) , contact the manager.
19. decide decision 42. know knowledge
20. pollute pollution 43. geography geographical
9. The little boy over there needs (assist) .
21. difficult difficulty 44. improve improvement 10. These (history) monuments are ancient.
22. available availability 45. destroy destruction
23. meaning meaningless/ ful 46. environment environmental
EXERCISE 5 Complete the following chart.

EXERCISE 1 Match these prefixes with their meanings. Verbs Adjectives Nouns

1. re a. before 1. benefit - -
2. un b. reverse action
2. create - -
3. pre c. again
3. differentiate - -
4. super d. former
4. rely - -
5. ex e. greater
5. succeed - -
6. strengthen - -
7. accept - -

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QUIZ 10 Quiz on Prefixes & Suffixes
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EXERCISE 1 Give the correct form of the words in brackets: Prefixes (5Pts)
1. Parents should teach their children to be (dependent) after they get their BAC.
2. The boss didn’t accept him because he was an (experienced) journalist.
3. The teacher said, “(Write) this essay because you made a lot of mistakes.”
4. M’barek is an (literate) person; he doesn’t know how to read or write.
5. I (agree) with you. English is the most spoken language in the world.
6. Facebook is an (national) social network; most people are using it worldwide.
7. Barak Oubama is now the (president) of the United States.
8. Morocco is making great efforts to fight (legal) immigration.
9. Jad is an (mature) student; sometimes, he acts childish in front of his mates.
10. “Your answer to the question is (correct) ; try again,” the teacher said.

EXERCISE 2 Give the correct form to the words in brackets : Suffixes (5Pts)
1. “Sarah is more (beauty) than her sister,” Mr. White said.
2. Brain drain is the (emigrate) of genius people to other countries.
3. The secretary told her colleagues, “Our relationship is based on (friend) , not love.”
4. This car is (economy) . Besides, it’s very cheap.
5. Some environmentalists argue that (industry) factories shouldn’t be built here.
6. Memories of (child) are unforgettable; they are tattooed in our minds.
7. Martha is always a (lie) ; she never tells the truth to her parents.
8. This is not a (gold) ring ; it was just made of a mixture of silver and iron.
9. Angela Merkel is a good example of a (success) woman in the political domain.
10. This book gives a full (describe) of the Moroccan culture.

EXERCISE 3 Put the words in brackets in the correct form adding the right prefix or suffix or both. (10Pts)
1. He is a (care) taxi driver. That’s why, he made a lot of accidents.
2. The jury didn’t accept the candidates who didn’t have (art) talents.
3. Today, it’s (sun) in Marrakesh, but (wind) and (rain)
in Casablanca.
4. Because of the sudden (dark) , the referee stopped the match yesterday.
5. “Your first attempt was (success) ; try again tomorrow,” the coach said.
6. The two vice-presidents signed an (agree) to help each other in the future.
7. Some people in the street are (job) and (home) .
8. Please, don’t use my (person) computer without my permission.
9. You need to be (care) when you take this pot. It’s made of glass.
10. Villager women mostly suffer from (literate) and (ignore) .
11. You can touch this dog. It’s (harm) ; it never bites.
12. Madam Nelson is a (child) woman; that’s why, she adopted that kid.
13. It’s (use) to shout in this desert; no one can ever hear you.
14. It’s (necessity) to change your password from time to time.
15. I don’t like Mark because he is a (self ) and (child) boy.

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 ANSWERS

Ex. 1 1.c 2.b 3.a 4.e 5.d Ex. 2 1. involvement - difference - discrimination - imagination - attendance
- ignorance - management - unemployment - residence - pollution - violence - government
- development - explanation - addition Ex. 3 re-write 2. re-play 3. independent 4. out number
5. illegal 6. unsafe 7. irresponsible 8. misunderstood 9. unsatisfied 10. uncomfortable Ex. 4 1.harmful
28 2. financial 3. gifted 4. homeless 5. jobless 6. responsibility 7. prevention 8. information 9. assistance
10. historical Ex. 5 1. beneficial - benefit 2. creative - creativity 3. different - difference 4. reliable
- reliability 5. successful - success 6. strong - strength 7. acceptable - acceptance

Ex. 1 1. independent 2. inexperienced 3. re-write 4. illiterate 5. disagree 6. international

7. ex-president 8. illegal 9. immature 10. incorrect Ex. 2 1. beautiful 2.emigration 3. friendship
4. economical 5. industrial 6. childhood 7. liar 8. golden 9. successful 10. description
29 Ex. 3 1. careless 2.artistic 3. sunny, windy, rainy 4. darkness 5. unsuccessful 6. agreement 7. jobless,
homeless 8. personal 9. careful 10. illiteracy, ignorance 11. harmless 12. childless 13. useless
14. necessary 15. selfish, childish

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