Word Knowledge Unit 4 Lesson 6 Lines 1

Word Knowledge Unit 4 Lesson 6

Lines 1 and 2 n n n These words have base words with the suffix –ment added. Govern + ment = government Pave + ment = pavement Entertain + ment = entertainment Involve + ment = involvement How does the suffix –ment change the part of speech?

n Entertain is a verb. When you add the suffix –ment it changes to a noun.

n Government

n Pavement

n Entertainment

Line 3 The words in Line 3 are antonyms. n Black white n Hot cold n Big small n Real counterfeit n

Can you name a few more antonyms? n Examples: n Day night n n

Line 4 The words in Line 4 are all related. n Dollar n Bills n Money n Buy n Pay n Tender n

n How are the words in Line 4 related? n That’s right they all have to do with money.

n Can you think of any other words that are related to money?

Line 5 Bank n Pink n Sign n Design n Doubt n Debt n

Line 6 Sometimes Neighborhood

Overprinting n Something n Shoelaces n

n What do you notice about all of these words? n Some + times = sometimes n Can you name any more compound words?

Sentence 1 n The United States government has laws about the way dollar bills can be shown. n Identify words with a suffix. n Government What’s the base word? Govern What’s the suffix? -ment n n

Sentence 2 n For instance, a dollar draw as an illustration for a book must be in black and white, not in full color.

Sentence 3 n Dollar bills are used to buy things, pay back money that was borrowed, or pay for a service such as a bus ride. n Which words in this sentence have affixes?

Sentence 4 n Sometimes people can trip if their shoelaces are untied. Name the compound words in this sentence. n Sometimes shoelaces n