Prefixes, sufixes and linking verbs

Prefixes, sufixes and linking verbs​

​Prefixes

Prefixes are added to begginnings of adjectives.​

​Prefix

(un-;

dis-;

pre-;

multi -)

​Adjective

​New adjectives

Multiple Choice

Choose adjectives with prefixes

• unlucky, beautiful, unexpectable

• cool, imposible, lovely

• pre-Christmas, inactive, incorrect

• imposible, legal, happy

​Here are some commmon prefixes

​Prefix	Meaning​	Original adjective​	New adjective​
​un-	not​	​lucky	​
im-​	not​	possible​	​
in-​	not​	convenient​	​in
ir-​	not​	responsible​	​ir
il-​	not​	logical​	​il
non-​	not​	violent​	​
dis-​	not​	connected​	​
anti-​	​not	social​	​
pre-​	before​	historic​	​
inter-​	between​	continental​	​inter
multi-​	​many	cultural​	​

Multiple Choice

im- for adjectives starting with:

• x, z

• b, p, m

• -able, -ible

• l, k, t

Multiple Choice

ir- for adjectives starting with:

• x, r

• b, p, m

• r

• l, k, t

Multiple Choice

il- for adjectives starting with:

• L

• w, s,

• p, u, j

• l, k, t

Multiple Choice

un- is used with sufix:

• pre

• un

• ly

• able

Multiple Choice

in-, im-, il-, ir- is used with sufix:

• ible

• er

• ly

• able

​Adjectives with linking verbs

​An adjective usualy comes before a noun it describes.

​That lovely piano has a very clear sound.

​The piano sounds lovely.

​Sometimes an adjective comes after a verb, but it still describes the noun that came before the verb.

Common linking verbs

​To be	​Senses	​ Stative verbs
​am/is/are been being was/were will be	​ feel hear look smell taste (All simple and future tenses)	​appear turn become get keep grow look seem remain go sound stay

​A linking verb describes a state of being, not an action.

Multiple Choice

Linking verbs describes:

• a state of being and an action.

• a state of being, not an action.

• an action.

Multiple Select

What verbs can be used as Linking verbs

• To be

• stative verbs

• senses

• actions

​When there are many adjectives before noun, they must be replaced in order according to type.

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​The order of adjectives

​	​opinion	​size	​shape	​age	​colour	​nationality	​material	​noun
​a	​beautiful	​ big	​tall	​old	​ brown	​Italian	​wooden	​stool
my​	​sweet	​little	​round	​new	​white	​French	​	​cupcake
two​	​unique	​fat	​square	​ancient	​grey	​English	​paper	​boxes
an​	​authentic	​small	​	​	​	​Spanish	​	​meal

​Spelling Game

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Multiple Choice

Choose words with /s/

• race, rise, zip

• race, dice,face

• zip, lace, bus

• source, prize, his

Multiple Choice

Choose words with /z/

• race, rise, zip

• zip, lace, bus

• sores, prize, his

• Grace, joys, knees

Multiple Choice

Choose words with /s/

• ice, gross, pence

• zip, lace, bus

• sores, prize, his

• Grace, joys, knees

Multiple Choice

Choose words with /z/

• ice, gross, pence

• zip, lace, bus

• force, prize, his

• zoo, joys, knees