Affixes

1. Affixes.

• Don't overheat or overcool rooms.

You can form different words by adding affixes to some verbs. For example:

heat

overheat
underheat
reheat
preheat

Match the definitions on the left to the words on the right.

2. Affixes.

Look at the definitions below. Next to the definition write a word that means the same. Add one of the affixes below to the beginning or end of use.

over under re ful less

3. Adjectives and verbs.

Are these words adjectives or verbs? Drag them into the right box.

4. Missing words.

Here are the words from the previous exercise.

adjectives: useful, hopeless, homeless, overpriced, overused verbs: oversleep, overwork, overspend, undercook

Use some of the words above to complete the following sentences. Change the form of the word if necessary.