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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words. By: Abby Douglas, 6 th Period, 8/29/13. Multi-. Examples: Multi color, Multi tude, Multi player, Multi generational Definition: more than one.

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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

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  1. Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words By: Abby Douglas, 6th Period, 8/29/13

  2. Multi- • Examples: Multicolor, Multitude, Multiplayer, Multigenerational • Definition: more than one Compound Sentence: I closed my eyes as I played and watched the multicolored notes float behind my eyelids and nobody seemed to care that I wasn’t the same skin color as them. Simple Sentence: The streets were clogged with multitudes of people listening to the sounds of the Harlem renaissance.

  3. Fore- • Examples: Foretold, Forewarned, Forecast, Forestall • Definition: before Compound Sentence: The streets were clogged with performers but the forecast said it would soon be rainy. Simple Sentence: It would have been nice if I had been forewarned about the rain.

  4. Hyper- • Examples: Hyperventilate, Hypersensitive, Hyperactive, Hyperbole • Definition: over Simple Sentence: I wanted to hyperventilate when I saw the throngs of people on the street looking at me. Compound Sentence: My eardrums were assaulted by sounds and my hypersensitive hearing couldn’t take all of the noise

  5. Self- • Example: Self explanatory, Self centered, Self reliant, Self confidence • Definition: by yourself Compound Sentence: I felt very self reliant as I picked up my paycheck and walked out into the sounds of the street. Simple Sentence: I puffed up with self confidence and walked out to recite my poem.

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