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prefix- An affix attached before a base word or root, as in re- in reprint .

prefix- An affix attached before a base word or root, as in re- in reprint . suffix- An affix attached to the end of a base, root, or stem that changes the meaning or grammatical function of a word, as –en added to form oxen.

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prefix- An affix attached before a base word or root, as in re- in reprint .

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  1. prefix- An affix attached before a base word or root, as in re- in reprint. • suffix- An affix attached to the end of a base, root, or stem that changes the meaning or grammatical function of a word, as –en added to form oxen. Academic Content Standards, Ohio Department of Education, pages 306-7

  2. AV 6-6 Apply the knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots and their various inflections to analyze the meanings of words. • We are learning to use prefixes, suffixes, roots to understand the meaning of a word.We are looking for how the beginning, ending, base or root of a word (prefix)(suffix)(root) can help us know what a word means.

  3. SUFFIXES are those word parts that COME AT THE END of the WORD. Sometimes a suffix will tell you what part of speech a word is. ie, many adverbs end in –ly. Study suffixes carefully! AV 6-6 Apply the knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots and their various inflections to analyze the meanings of words. • -able, -ible [able, can do] edible, agreeable, visible • -age [act of, collection of] salvage, storage, forage • -al [relating to] industrial, manual, natural, gradual • -ant [performing, agent] assistant, servant

  4. SUFFIXES are those word parts that COME AT THE END of the WORD. Sometimes a suffix will tell you what part of speech a word is. ie, many adverbs end in –ly. Study suffixes carefully! AV 6-6 Apply the knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots and their various inflections to analyze the meanings of words. • -ar, -er, -or [one who, that which] doctor, baker, miller, teacher, racer, amplifier • -ary, -ery, -ory [relating to, quality, place where] dictionary, dietary, bakery, dormitory, bravery • -cian [having a skill or art] musician, beautician, magician, physician • -cide [kill] homicide, pesticide, genocide • -ic [nature of, like] metallic, heroic, poetic, acidic

  5. SUFFIXES are those word parts that COME AT THE END of the WORD. Sometimes a suffix will tell you what part of speech a word is. ie, many adverbs end in –ly. Study suffixes carefully! AV 6-6 Apply the knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots and their various inflections to analyze the meanings of words. • -ion, -sion, -tion [act of, state of] action, injection, infection,tension,extension • -less [without] artless, fearless, hopeless, helpless • -ly [like, manner of] carelessly, hopelessly, truly • -ology [study of] biology, anthropology, theology, ornithology, neurology, geology • -ward [direction] forward, backward, westward

  6. VIS IBLE IN Word Math--- AV 6-6 Apply the knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots and their various inflections to analyze the meanings of words. • vis [La-to look or see] • il,ir,in,im [not] • able, ible [capable or worthy of] IN VIS IBLE

  7. Word Math--- AV 6-6 Apply the knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots and their various inflections to analyze the meanings of words. • derm [skin] • hypo [under] • ic [nature of, like] HYPO DERM IC

  8. Suffixes Guidelines: • A suffix is a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the end of a root (base) word. The most common suffixes are -s, -ed, -ing, -ly, and -tion. Let’s see…

  9. #1. -s, -es 31% Used to make plural nouns. school- schools baby- babies fraction- fractions flute- flutes

  10. #2. -ed 20% used to make past-tense verbs Today, I listen to my iPod. Yesterday, I listened to my iPod. I bake a cake. I baked a cake. She wraps the gift. She wrapped the gift.

  11. #3. -ing 14% verb form/present participle They run. They are running. They were running. They have been running. They willhave been running. He slides. He is sliding. He was sliding. He has been sliding.

  12. #4. -ly 7% characteristic of (adverb). ran how? - ran quickly adverb arrived how? -arrived promptly adverb floated downstream how? -floated downstream lazily adverb quick-quickly prompt-promptly lazy-lazily

  13. #5. -er, -or 4% one who does, or is connected with… lawyer One who does law. He prospects for gold. prospector baker She bakes cakes. He wraps gifts. wrapper She leads the orchestra. conductor leader

  14. #5. -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition 4% act, process evaporation evaporate condense condensation institution institute admonish admonition tense tension

  15. -s, -es 31% -ed 20% -ing 14% -ly 7% -er, -or 4% -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition 4% 80%

  16. -s, -es 31% -ed 20% -ing 14% -ly 7% -er, -or 4% -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition 4% 80% I hope you have noticed how suffixes are added to roots—there are three common transitions from the root form. Aye, but that’s a word study lesson or two me lads and lassies!!! Get yourselves ready for groups… snack if you’re not at the blue table!

  17. Use your WRITE SOURCE 2000: AV 6-6 Apply the knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots and their various inflections to analyze the meanings of words. • PREFIXES—pages 329-330 • SUFFIXES—page 331 • ROOTS—pages332-339

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