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Word Structure

Word Structure. Structure of a Word. Prefix----root----suffix In---comprehens----ible Prefix----root Un----common Root----suffix Happi----ness. Prefixes. May be added to the beginning of a root word Adds meaning to the root word Un happy=NOT happy. Negative Prefixes.

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Word Structure

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  1. Word Structure

  2. Structure of a Word • Prefix----root----suffix • In---comprehens----ible • Prefix----root • Un----common • Root----suffix • Happi----ness

  3. Prefixes • May be added to the beginning of a root word • Adds meaning to the root word • Unhappy=NOT happy

  4. Negative Prefixes • All negative prefixes mean “NO” or “NOT”, or reverse the meaning of the root word.

  5. Negative Prefixes

  6. Number Prefixes

  7. Number Prefixes

  8. Number Prefixes

  9. Number Prefixes

  10. Number Prefixes

  11. Time and Place Prefixes 1

  12. Time and Place 1

  13. Time and Place 2

  14. Time and Place 2

  15. Time and Place 2

  16. Time and Place 2

  17. Intensifying Prefixes

  18. Questions to Ponder • How old is a superannuated person? • What does “homogenized” milk look like? • How does an malcontent act? • If your name is Sam, and your friend’s name is homonymous, what is his name? • Describe a shirt that is heterochromatic. • What is hypothermia?

  19. Prefixes with More Than One Meaning (Summary)

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