Affixes

Class Plan:
Affixes

Diego Sodre, Kelvyn Machado e Mel Swioklo

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​Ability on "BNCC"

"​(EF08LI13) Reconhecer sufixos e prefixos comuns utilizados na formação de palavras em língua inglesa."

Affixes

I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so powerful
I don't need batteries to play
I'm so confident
Yeah, I'm unstoppable today

I'm UNSTOPPABLE
I'm a Porsche with no BRAKES
I'm INVINCIBLE
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so POWERFUL
I don't need BATTERIES to play
I'm so confident
Yeah, I'm UNSTOPPABLE today

​Unstoppable
Sia

UNSTOPPABLE

POWERFUL

INVINCIBLE

BATTERIES

Multiple Choice

The forms "in-", "-able", and "-ful" are examples of...

• Prefixes

• Sufixes

• Affixes

• Roots

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An affix is a form added to the root of a word to change it's meaning.

They come after the root.

Ex: blinded, fixed, dangerously, crying...

​Suffixes

They come before the root.
Ex: irresponsible, unavailable, redo...

​Prefixes

Affixes can be...

​Common prefixes

​dis...	​in...	​re...	​un...
​honest	correct​	start​	finished​
​like	​appropriate	​make	clear​

​Common suffixes

​ed	​ing	​ly	​es
​Indicates past or passive voice	​Indicates continuous forms or transforms a noun into a verb	​Used for adverbs	Indicates plural or third person singular present forms

Fill in the Blanks

Complete with the correct suffix:

"Ain't no cry_ in the club"

Fill in the Blanks

Complete with the correct prefix:

"Don't stand on this bridge, it is _stable."

Fill in the Blanks

Complete with the correct suffix:

"I loved you dangerous_"

Multiple Choice

The form "steady" in the word "unsteady" is a(n)...

• suffix

• root

• prefix

• affix

Fill in the Blanks

Copy the word that is formed with a suffix on the lyrics shown:

"Break down, only alone I will cry out loud
You'll never see what's hiding out
Hiding out deep down
Yeah, yeah"

​Sources

• "Unstoppable" by Sia, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaEG2aWJnZ8

• "Dangerously" by Charlie Puth, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBXQu8ORnBQ

• "Crying in the club" by Camila Cabello, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlrYn_dZdqk

• http://basenacionalcomum.mec.gov.br/