PREFIXES ET/AND SUFFIXES PREFIXES Les préfixes se mettent avant le radical d’un mot pour en changer le sens et pour former un mot nouveau/ A prefix is a group of letters or a word added before a base word to alter its meaning and form a new word Principaux prefixes/Main prefixes inter – (au milieu, lien/between, connection) counter- (opposition) dis- (négatif/negative) fore- (vers l'avant/going ahead) mis- (de manière fausse/in a wrong way) un- (négatif/negative) il-, im-, in-, ir- (négatif/negative) over- (au-dessus, trop/on, too much) out- (au-delà, en avant/beyond, ahead) re- (encore/again) under (pas assez/not enough) Exemples/Examples : un- + certain = uncertain dis- + appear = disappear im- + possible = impossible mis + understand = misunderstand fore- + ground = foreground counter- + balance = counterbalance Il +legal = illegal over- + work = overwork out- + look = outlook under- + pay = underpay re- + write = rewrite inter + national = international SUFFIXES Contrairement au préfixe, il se place à la fin des mots et permet de transformer/ In contrast, a suffix is a group of letters added after a word or a base to change : un nom en autre nom/a noun into another noun un nom en adjectif /a noun into an adjective d'un adjectif en adverbe/an adjective into an adverb d'un nom en verbe/a noun into a verb d'un adjectif en nom/an adjective into a noun d'un adjectif en verbe/an adjective into a verb d'un verbe en nom/a verb into a noun d'un verbe en adjectif/a verb into an adjective Suffixes (et sens/and meaning) dom (territoire, condition/ territory, condition) ship (qualité, environnement intellectuel/quality, intellectual environment) Nouveaux noms/New nouns King + dom = kingdom Free + dom= freedom Friend + ship = Friendship Hard + ship = Hardship hood (statut, domaine personnel/status, personnal area) ian (une personne qui a une pratique /a person who practices) er (une origine, une pratique, un exécutant/an origin, a practice, a performer) ism (croyance/belief) en (matériau, action/material, action) less (absence de qualité/lack of quality) ish (traits négatifs/negative features) ful (présence d’une qualité/with a quality) al (qualité, action/quality, action) ly (qualité, manière/quality, manner) ness (état / condition/condition) ity (contexte/a context) ize (action) ee (situation d’une personne/situation or occupation) ence (état/state) able (susceptible d'être/be likely) ing (caractéristique/characteristic) ive (caractéristique/characteristic) Child + hood = Childhood Likely + hood = Likelihood Neighbour + hood = Neighbourhood Music +ian = Musician Highland + er = Highlander Chronicle + er = chronicler Teach + er = teacher Ideal + ism = idealism Wood + en = Wooden Strength + en = Strengthen Pain + less = Painless Child + ish = Childish Care + ful = Careful Comic + al = Comical Arrive + al = Arrival Friend + ly = Friendly Easy + ly = Easily Sad + ness = sadness Actual + ity = Actuality Legal + ize = legalize Train + ee = Trainee Employ + ee = Employee Exist +ence = Existence Break + able = Breakable Amaze +ing = amazing Create + ive = Creative Remarque/Notice: on peut utiliser plus d'un suffixe/we can use more than one suffix care,n. (attention) => careful,adj. (prudent) => carefulness, n. (prudence) hope, n (espoir) => hopeless, adj. (désespéré) => hopelessness,n. (désespoir) Exercices/Practice : Transformez les mots entre ( )/ Change the words in brackets : 1. I can't understand how the ______________________________ (rob) managed to enter the house. 2. Why should a ______________________________ (fear) person be afraid of aliens ? 3. He is a ______________________________ (power) man, he can lift heavy weights. 4. Who do you think is the best ________________(write) of all time? William Shakespeare of course. 5. Bayard, the knight 'without fear and beyond reproach' was called the 'Good Knight' for his ______ (kind) 6. I am exhausted, Phoebe is such a ______________________________ (rest) girl! 7. To make these crumpets you don't need more than two ___________________ (spoon) of sugar. 8. ______________ (happy) is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. (Albert Schweitzer) 9. 3.1415926535... Nobody can write the number . It has an _____________ (end) list of figures. 10. On July 20, 1969 the expedition to the Moon was ______________________________ (success) ooOoo Dans le dialogue qui suit, trouvez le nom, l'adverbe ou l'adjectif correct/in the following dialog, change the word in brackets into the correct noun, adverb or adjective : - ' I would like to put my head down on a (comfort) ______________________________ pillow ! ' - 'I suppose you won't help me! You (hard) ______________________________ ever work . ' - 'Don't be so nasty ! (friend) ______________________________ must be our ideal.' - 'Oh yes! I love this (exist) ______________________________ and Sleepy is my best buddy ! ' - ' Do you mind if I help you ? I will be your (train)______________________________ .' - ' Your anger is (child) _______________________Grumpy, and Dopey will do his best, I'm sure ! “ - ' You don't (real) ______________________________ that my job is a serious one. ' - 'Never mind ! I need a new (cook) ______________________________ to prepare the meal. Come with me Dopey, and keep this (sad) ____________________________away from your face! ' ooOoo Replacer les mots ci-après à la bonne place/Put the following words at the right place : unfortunately disadvantage - underwear - disappear - incorrect - disappointed - uninteresting – underpaid - disagree unemployed - . overslept - overcooked - misunderstanding - international - impatient – outplayed - renew underline - rewrite - overcoat – 1. I didn't read all of the book because I found it _____________________________. 2. Cycling to school has one _______________________. It makes you feel hot and sweaty. 3. Frances had a ticket for the theatre, but _________________________she fell ill that night. 4. Jane can't stand waiting in queues, because she is very _____________________________. 5. My brothers always _____________________________ when it's time to do the washing 6. My teacher underlined the word in red because it was _____________________________. 7. After Bowers lost his job, he was _____________________________ for three months. 8. I'm sorry, but I completely ______________________ with you. I think it was a great film. 9. Because of a _________________________, half the class went to the wrong classroom. 10. Anita felt really _____________________________ when she didn't get the job. 11. My alarm clock didn't go off, and so I _____________________________ this morning. 12. Ted packed some shirts, some _____________________________, and his jeans. 13. You have to go to the __________________________ airport to catch a plane to Spain. 14. It's very cold this morning, so wear your _____________________________. 15. Susan decided to ______________________ all the important words in her German book. 16. Our team was completely _____________________________ by the team from Ireland. 17. I've decided to ______________________ my letter, because I made too many mistakes. 18. Ramon _____________________________ the meat, and it was burnt in places. 19. I have to go to the library today and _____________________________ my ticket. 20. The staff went on strike because they were _______________________ and overworked.