Suffixes and Prefixes
Do the words 'added' and 'loved' have a suffix?
Yes. The suffix -ed/-d to form the past tense.
er, s, es, ed, ing and ly are examples of suffixes or prefixes?
Suffixes
A prefix is a letter or a group of letters that we add to the beginning of a word.
TRUE
'unforgettable'
inolvidable
What kind of pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs?
Possessive pronouns
im, mis, de, co and dis are examples of suffixes or prefixes?
Prefixes
Which form is correct?
A. Unnatural
B. Innatural
A. Unnatural
When adding a prefix to a word, the spelling of the base word never changes. For example, the prefix un- does not change the spelling of the word "happy".
TRUE
'dissect'
diseccionar. The Latin root 'sect' means 'cut'
What kind of pronouns are this, that, these, those?
Demonstrative pronouns
Which form is correct?
A. Ilegal
B. Illegal
B. Illegal
Give an example of a word with the suffix -sion / -tion
-sion / -tion (State, situation): education, confession, promotion, affection...
un- in the word "uncle" and re- in the word "real" are prefixes.
FALSE. They are 'lookalikes'.
'sweeten'
endulzar
Can you say three interrogative pronouns?
who, what, why, where, when
Give an example of a word with the prefix dis-
Dis- (Opposite of): dishonest, dislike, disagree, disappear, disorder...
Which suffix do you have to add to the adjective 'probable' to form an adverb?
A. -ity
B. -ly
C. -able
B. -ly
The spelling of a base word can change when a suffix is added. For example, when we add the suffix -ness to the word "crazy" we replace the "y" with an "i"
TRUE. The word is 'craziness'
'senseless'
insensato, sin sentido
In the sentence 'The present that you bought me was really ugly', what kind of pronoun is 'that'?
Relative pronoun
Can we add a suffix or a prefix to any word? For example:
Beauty + -ful = Beautiful (Full of beauty)
Love + -ful = Loveful (Full of love)
No. Some Prefixes and Suffixes are only used with some words.
Which are the two most common prefixes in the English language?
Un- and Re-
Prefixes can be used to form verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs. For example:
dark (adjective) + ness = darkness (noun)
FALSE. Suffixes can be used to form verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs when added to the end of a base word.
'mislead'
engañar o confundir a alguien
Which are the objective pronouns of the following personal pronouns?
I / He / She / We / They
I = Me
He = Him
She = Her
We= Us
They = Them