COGNATES AFFIX ES PREFIXES SUF FIXES Ramrez Vela

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COGNATES. AFFIX ES. PREFIXES. SUF FIXES Ramírez Vela Bi nisa 602

COGNATES. AFFIX ES. PREFIXES. SUF FIXES Ramírez Vela Bi nisa 602

COGNATES • A cognate is a word that is related in origin to another

COGNATES • A cognate is a word that is related in origin to another word. Cognates have similar meanings and (usually) similar spellings in two different languages. • Cognates are often derived from Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian) that have their origins in Latin, although some are derived from other language families.

TRUE COGNATES • True cognates are words that are written in a similar way

TRUE COGNATES • True cognates are words that are written in a similar way having the same meaning. • For example: Chocolate is written the same way in english and either in spanish, meaning the same.

FALSE COGNATES • Are those words that are witten or pronounced really similar but

FALSE COGNATES • Are those words that are witten or pronounced really similar but having a different meaning each one. • For example: In English; arm=brazo In Spanish; arma=gun

AFFIXES • An affix is added to the root of a word to change

AFFIXES • An affix is added to the root of a word to change its meaning. • An affix added to the front of a word is known as a prefix. One added to the back is known as a suffix.

PREFIXES • Are letters wich we add to the beginning of a word to

PREFIXES • Are letters wich we add to the beginning of a word to make a new word with a different meaning. • Prefixes can also create a new word with opposite meaning to the original one.

COMMON PREFIXES

COMMON PREFIXES

SUFFIXES • A suffix is a group of letters placed at the end of

SUFFIXES • A suffix is a group of letters placed at the end of a word to make a new word. A suffix can make a new word in one of two ways: Inflectional (grammatical): for example, changing singular to plural, or changing present tense to past tense. In this case, the basic meaning of the word does not change. Derivational: the new word has a new meaning, "derived" from the original word.

COMMON SUFFIXES

COMMON SUFFIXES

BIBLIOGRAPHY • http: //grammar. about. com/od/c/g/cognateterm. ht m • http: //www. colorincolorado. org/article/usingcognates-develop-comprehension-english •

BIBLIOGRAPHY • http: //grammar. about. com/od/c/g/cognateterm. ht m • http: //www. colorincolorado. org/article/usingcognates-develop-comprehension-english • http: //spanishcognates. org/ • http: //www. grammarmonster. com/glossary/affixes. htm • https: //www. englishclub. com/vocabulary/suffixes. htm • https: //www. englishclub. com/vocabulary/prefixes. htm