Lesson 3

Reading

2. Read the article again.

Which statement is correct?
A. Shakespeare wrote the first English dictionary.
B. Shakespeare didn’t believe that the English language should change.
C. Shakespeare changed the English language.

Language

3. Work in pairs. How many words can you make using prefixes, suffixes and the verbs below? Check your answers in a dictionary.

care carer; careless
do redo; undo; doable; doer
read misread; reread; unread; readable; reader
understand misunderstand; understandable
use misuse; reuse; usable; user; useless
write miswrite; rewrite; writable; writer

4. Work in pairs. Answer the questions.

Which prefix

1. gives a word the opposite meaning? un-

2. means that something happens again? re-

3. means that something happens in the wrong way? mis-

Which suffix ...

4. makes the noun for a person? -er

5. means possible? -able

6. means without? -less