Prefixes and Suffixes

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Prefixes and Suffixes

• Mrs. Chantz
• Tigers English 2007-2008

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Table of Contents

• Goals
• Standards
• Lesson
• Assessment Games

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Goals

• By the end of this PowerPoint, I want you to be
  able to
• Recall the meaning of several common prefixes
• Understand how prefixes change word meanings

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Standards

• 1.1.8
• Use knowledge of root words as well as context
  clues and glossaries to understand specialized
  vocabulary in the content areas during reading.
  Use these words accurately in speaking and
  writing.
• 1.7.8
• Describe the origins and meanings of common,
  learned and foreign words used frequently in
  English language (e.g., carte blanche, faux pas).
• Analyze the role and place of standard American
  English in speech, writing and literature.
• Identify new words that have been added to the
  English language over time.

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Number Prefixes

• These prefixes indicate number value in a word
• Bi-twobicycle-two wheels
• Tri-threetrianglethree angles

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Lesson

• Prefixes are added to the beginning of words to
  change a words meaning.
• Cycle is something you ride.
• Bicycle is something you ride with two wheels.

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You try

• Write a word that uses each prefix, then write a
  definition for the word
• Bi-
• Tri-

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Not Prefixes

• These prefixes indicate the word not
• ilillegalnot legal
• Imimpossiblenot possible
• Ininactivenot active
• Irirregularnot regular
• Nonnonsenseno sense
• Ununablenot able

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Now you try--Write a word that uses each prefix,
then write a definition for the word

• il
• Im
• In
• Ir
• Non
• Un

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Direction Prefixes

• Delowerdescendmove to a lower place
• Midmiddlemidwaymiddle of the way
• Inin/intoinhalebreath in
• Imin/intoimportbring into
• Rebackrecurvea backwards bend
• Subundersubmarineunderwater
• Superabovesuperimposeplace above

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Now you try--Write a word that uses each prefix,
then write a definition for the word

• De
• Mid
• In
• Im
• Re
• Sub
• Super

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Time Prefixes

• Foreahead of timeforewarnwarn ahead of time
• Prebeforeprefixbefore the word
• Reagainredodo again

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Now you try--Write a word that uses each prefix,
then write a definition for the word

Fore Pre Re
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Behavior Prefixes

• Miswronglymisunderstandwrongly understand
• Misbadlymisbehavebadly behave

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Now you try--Write a word that uses each prefix,
then write a definition for the word

• Mis
• Mis

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Combining Prefixes

• Comtogethercompactpacked together
• Conwithcontactcommunicate with

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Now you try--Write a word that uses each prefix,
then write a definition for the word

• Com
• Con

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Practice

• Prefix definition game
• Prefix definition game 2
• Prefix definition game 3
• Prefixes in context game
• Making words with prefixes game

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Assignment

• You will be quizzed on the prefixes and their
  meanings so start to study.