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How many words can you make from the letters
inUNDERSTANDABLE
DO NOW!
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Forty Most Frequent Prefixes and Suffixes

• Word Beginnings and Endings
• You Can Really Use

Erin Fischer, Peace Corps Volunteer RIOBAMBA
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Why learn about prefixes and suffixes?
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OBJECTIVE

• We will be able to recognize and use the most
  common prefixes and suffixes in order to increase
  our vocabulary and understanding of academic
  texts.

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BASIC TERMS
root form a word with no prefix or suffix added
may also be referred to as a base word,
untouchable, thermal affix meaningful part of a
word attached before or after a root or base word
to modify its meaning prefix an affix which is
placed before the stem of a word (re-, un-,
dis-) suffix an affix which is placed after the
stem of a word (-able, -ive, -ly) derivation a
word formed from an existing word electric
electricity
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What Are Prefixes?

• Prefixes are first syllables like non- and
  re- that have their own meaning.
• Prefixes combine with words to create new
  meanings.
• Pre View Preview (first look)
• Super Star Superstar (top player)

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Why Learn Prefixes?

• Prefixes add meaning to thousands of words.
• Learn a few prefixes, and you open up the meaning
  of thousands of words.
• The four most frequent prefixes are 97 of
  prefixed words!

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Most Common Prefixes

1. Anti against anti-war
2. De opposite destroy
3. Dis not, opposite of disagree
4. En(m) cause to encode, embrace
5. Fore before forecast
6. In(m) in intake, implant
7. Inter between interact

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Most Common Prefixes

1. Mid Middle Midway
2. Mis Wrong Mistake
3. Non Not Nonsense
4. Over Over Overlook
5. Pre Before Preview
6. Re Again Return
7. Semi Half Semicircle

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Most Common Prefixes

• 15. Sub Under Submarine
• 16. Super Above Superstar
• 17. Trans Across Transport
• 18. Un Not Unfriendly
• 19. Under Under Undersea
• 20. In, Im, Il, Ir Not Injustice,
• Impossible, Illiterate, Irreligious.

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What Are Suffixes?

• Suffixes are last syllables like ed and ly
  that have their own meaning.
• Suffixes combine with words to create new
  meanings.
• Turn ed Turned (in the past)
• Quick ly Quickly (how it turned)

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Why Learn Suffixes?

• Suffixes add meaning to thousands of words.
• Learn a few Suffixes, and you open up the meaning
  of thousands of words.
• The four most frequent suffixes are 97 of
  suffixed words!

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Most Common Suffixes

1. -able, ible can be done doable
2. -al, ial has property of personal
3. -ed past verb turned
4. -en made of golden
5. -er comparative higher
6. -er person who doer, actor
7. -est superlative best, biggest

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Most Common Suffixes

• 8. ful full of careful, joyful
• 9. ic having property of linguistic
• 10. ing present participle running
• 11. (t)ion act, process action
• 12. (i)ty state of infinity, sanity
• 13. (t)ive adjective abusive, imperative
• 14. less without fearless, careless

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Most Common Suffixes

• 15. ly having quickly, quietly
• 16. ment action, process enjoyment
• 17. ness state of kindness
• 18. ous having joyous, religious
• 19. s more than one books
• 20. y having happy, windy

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Derivational Suffixes

• Derivational suffixes change the part of speech.
• Words ending with tion, -ment, and -ness are
  often nouns.
• Words ending with ive, ish, ity and are often
  adjectives.

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Examples

• Creation is derived from create.
• Supportive is derived from support.
• Stylish is derived from style.
• Stupidity is derived from stupid.
• Kindness is derived from kind.
• Amazement is derived from amaze.
• Joyous is derived from joy.

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TEAM CHALLENGE!
-s -es -ing -ed -er -est -ful -less
talk
box
rest
cook
green
use
warm
color
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TEAM CHALLENGE!
-s -es -ing -ed -er -est -ful -less
talks talking talked talker
boxes boxing boxed boxer
rests resting rested restful restless
cooks cooking cooked cooker
greens greening greened greener greenest
uses using used user useful useless
warms warming warmed warmer warmest
colors coloring colored colorful colorless
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INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE

• Using prefixes and suffixes, how many derivations
  can you create from
• HAPPY
• Include the correct part of speech!

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Can you use common affixes?

1. I have a different idea I __agree.
2. That cant be its just __possible.
3. Say that again please __peat it.
4. Aliens look bad they are __friendly.
5. Tina took the car since she want__ it.
6. Now the car is run__ down the road.
7. Tina is in a hurry shes driving quick__.
8. Do you think that she has any ticket__?