Prefixes and Suffixes EQ What is the difference

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Before We Start… • Affix: group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word. • We call these “group of letters” Prefixes and Suffixes!!!!

Why Do I Need This? • To help YOU figure out the MEANING of an unknown word!

• Prefixes are letters that are added to the beginning of a word. • Each Prefix has its own meaning. • Semicircle (half) • Bicycle (two)

A prefix changes the meaning of a word.

For example: preschool • The prefix is pre • The prefix pre means “before” so the word preschool means “before school”

Prefix Root Word New Word im(not) polite impolite (not polite) in(not) complete incomplete (not complete) bi(two) cycle bicycle (two wheels) non(not) stop nonstop (without stopping) dis(not or opposite of) agree disagree (not agreeing) re(again) use reuse (to use again)

Identify the Prefix … • Improper • Incomplete • Bicycle • Nonstop • Disagree

Identify the Prefix … • Improper • Incomplete • Bicycle • Nonstop • Disagree • Im-not In-not Bi-two Non-not Dis-not/opposite of

• Suffixes are letters added to the end of a word. • Each Suffix has its own meaning.

• A suffix also changes the meaning of a word.

For example careless • The suffix is –less • The suffix –less means without so the word careless means “without care”

Root Word Suffix New Word home -less (without) homeless (without a home) cheer -ful (full of) cheerful (full of cheer) shyness -ness (state or quality) shyness (condition of being shy)

Root Word Suffix New Word farm -er (someone who) farmer (someone who farms) act -or (someone who) actor (someone who acts) bend -able (can be) bendable (can be bent) reverse -ible (can be) reversible (can be reversed)

Identify the Suffix… • Farmer • Actor • Useless • Buildable • Reversible

Identify the Suffix… • Farmer • Actor • Useless • Buildable • Reversible • -er ( one who) • - or (one who) • - less (without) • -able (can be) • -ible (can be)

Root Words • A root word is the word with no prefix/suffix added to it. • We make new words from root words by adding prefixes and suffixes.

• Sometimes the root word is also called the base word (That is a USEful piece of information!!)

• Sometimes you can • To look for the root see the entire word, look for the hidden inside, and “hidden” word. other times it may be missing a letter. • Ex) Uncomfortable • Ex) Beloved

For example • In the word unhappy the root word is happy • In the word eventful the root word is event

What’s the root word? • wildly • beautiful • sleepily • uncomfortable • incomplete

What’s the root word? • • • wildly beautiful sleepily uncomfortable incomplete • • • wild beauty sleepy comfortable complete

IMPORTANT • Not every word is going to have a Prefix!!! a Suffix!

CRCT Questions: • What is the root word in dishonestly? • What is the suffix in homeless? A. B. C. D. A. homeless B. home C. less D. There is no suffix dis honest ly dishonestly

2. The word "distracted" is derived from the Latin root "tract, " meaning "to draw. " Based on this information, the reader can tell the literal meaning of "to distract" is Ex) I got distracted during class, that I forgot to write down my HW. What does the word “distracted” mean? A to be unhappy with B to draw poorly C to draw away D to be confused

• If the root word "ped" means feet, what does the term "biped" mean? - Monkeys are biped animals. A two B having two feet C feet D having three feet

• Like the baobab, the kapok has malodorous flowers that attract bats. The prefix mal- means "bad. " What does the word malodorous mean? A. stinky B strange C prickly D poisonous

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