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Advanced Communication Skills

Notes Silent “e” practice!
1. notice + able =
2. advertise + ment =
3. change + less =

4. shine + ing =
5. conceive + able =
6. fascinate + ing =
7. encourage + ment =

8. encourage + ing =
Adding suffixes to words ending -ce and -geKeep the silent e before -able and -ous

Example: enforceable, serviceable, courageous, outrageous
1. notice + able =
2. courage + ous =
3. change + able =

English is a very flexible language and you can build on your vocabulary and learn how to make
new words. One way of doing this is to add prefixes (such as dis, pre or co) before the word.
Here’s a list of common prefixes with their meanings and some examples.
Anti (= against) antibodies, anti-social
Auto (self) autonomous, autobiography, automobile
Bi (= two) bicycle

co (= with) cooperate, coordinate
Contra (= against) contradict, contravene
de (= remove) deregulate, deselect
dis (= not) disappear

il (= not) illegal
im (= not) immaterial, immature
inter (= between) international
mis(= badly/wrongly) misinform, misbehave, misunderstand

multi (= many) multinational
non (= opposite) non-profit
Out (= more than) outperform, outdone
Over (= too much) oversleep, overwork

Post (= after) postpone, postnatal
Pre (= before) predict
re (= again) rewrite, relive

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