AFFIXES!!! WHAT ARE THESE??
Many of you have probably heard of the words PREFIX AND SUFFIX. What do they mean?
A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word (known as a root word) that changes the meaning of the word.
A suffix is also a group of letters that changes the meaning of the word, only they're added at the end of the word.
Eg. ROOT WORD: -like-
Add a PREFIX: un- and you have un + like = unlike
Add a SUFFIX: -able and you have like + able = likeable
Add both PREFIX and SUFFIX and you would have:
un + like + able = unlikeable
In all three cases the word meaning has changed.
Every prefix and suffix has a meaning. The suffix -able means "the ability to do something". In the example above, it means "the ability to like".
Can you find the meaning for un-??
This week's WORD LIST and ACTIVITIES - DUE DATE: January 30th
1. insulator
2. symmetrical
3. accountable
4. represent
5. classify
6. geometry
7. negatively
8. aboriginal
9. visitation
10. electrical
WORD ACTIVITY 1: SCAVENGER HUNT
In this activity you need to "hunt" words around the house with the various prefixes and suffixes in the list words.
Step 1- Get your Word Study Notebook!
Step 2- Identify the prefixes and suffixes in these list words.
Step 3 - Look all over the house for objects, materials, books and anything else you can think of to find words with the same prefix and/or suffix. Find at least 5 words for each prefix and suffix.
Step 4 - Find out the meaning of at least one prefix and one suffix (-able is already taken!!).
HAPPY WORD HUNTING!!!
for symmetrical does rical or ical count as a suffix
ReplyDeleteor is there no suffix there
ReplyDeleteThat's a tricky one because you would think the root word is symmetry, but is it?? The root word is actually "symmetric". So now what's the suffix?
ReplyDeletenow I got it
DeleteNot yet, Michael. We can take apart this word even further. The real root word isn't actually symmetric. There's a prefix there too. Can you figure out the prefix and the real root word??
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