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Prefixes & Suffixes

Prefixes & Suffixes. What is a prefix? What is a suffix? What is a root word?. THEY ARE…. A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify a word or change its meaning. Pre, un, anti, contra, hetero, sub, syn , etc. A suffix is placed at the end of a word.

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Prefixes & Suffixes

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  1. Prefixes & Suffixes What is a prefix? What is a suffix? What is a root word?

  2. THEY ARE…. • A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify a word or change its meaning. • Pre, un, anti, contra, hetero, sub, syn, etc. • A suffix is placed at the end of a word. • ary, escent, fic, fy, icious, osis, oid, etc. • A root word is what is left when there are no prefixes or suffixes on a word. • Flex, hydro, hyper, ecto, extra, graph, gram, etc.

  3. Prefix & Suffix Rap • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOJrjNR7ZZM

  4. Lets look at some prefixes…

  5. Lets look at some suffixes…

  6. Lets look at some words… • Disappointment • Unfriendly • Object

  7. Dishonestly • Homeless • Unkind

  8. Mistaken • Oblivious • Astronaut

  9. Now YOU try it! • Come up with 5 words that we have not seen today… underline the ROOT words, box in the PREFIX, circle the SUFFIX. They do NOT have to have all three, but make sure you follow directions! 

  10. After breaking up the words… • On the tables given to you, take one word from each group member’s paper. For each suffix/prefix/root word look up the meaning of it on the iPad dictionary. Write down the meaning of each on the table and one more example of it being used. • Example: un= not; unpredictable

  11. TRY IT ON YOUR OWN Choose five words from your group

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