1. Using prefixes and suffixes to guess new business words
Presentation by
UWE Library
Learning Services
2018 / 2019

2. Guessing words in context: suffixes and prefixes
Meaning
Stem
Suffix
Word class
Un-
negative
sustain
-able
ability
adjective
de-
remove
regulat
-ion
current status
abstract noun
The rate of growth was unsustainable (i.e. could not be continued).
The water services underwent deregulation (i.e. were no longer regulated).

3. This exercise can’t be too long. Do together.
Foreseeable
Activity 1

4. https://pixabay.com/en/paper-business-finance-document-3213924/
Management

5. https://www. telegraph. co
Dramatically

6. Source: https://treasurytoday
Incentivise

7. https://www.ere.net/20-ideas-for-employee-onboarding/ [accessed 8 February 2019]
Onboarding

9. Fill the Gap Exercise
Activity 2: Complete the words in the twelve gaps in the text by guessing the suffix or prefix.

10. Useful Dictionaries https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
Frenchay: PAR

11. Learning outcomes We hope you now feel more confident about:
Understanding the structure of vocabulary to recognise the function of prefixes and suffixes
Using suffixes and prefixes to guess the meaning of new words
Matching word stems to create whole words

13. Library workshops