Provides table with most common prefixes and suffixes,
etymology (Greek or Latin roots) and examples. List begins
with the twenty prefixes used most frequently in academic
texts, ranked by Carroll et al. (1971).
CEFR Activity:
Reception / Reading
Reception / Listening
Production / Speaking
Production / Writing
CEFR Can-Do:
- Orthographic control – can write with reasonable
phonetic accuracy (but not necessarily fully standard
spelling) short words that are in his/her oral
vocabulary.
- Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on
topics related to his/her field and interests.
- Can extrapolate the meaning of occasional unknown
words from the context and deduce sentence
meaning provided the topic discussed is familiar.
National Framework of EFL for Higher Education in Israel:
Elementry & Intermediate levels.
ERASMUS competence: Reading Comprehension; Listening
Comprehension; Vocabulary
Educational value of this material:
Prefixes and suffixes function as "cues" to meaning – knowing the
most commonly used prefixes and suffixes can help learners to extrapolate meaning of unfamiliar words.
