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English Affixes- Notes. Seventh Grade English Language Arts. Mal-. The Latin prefix mal- means “bad” Can you come up with three words that begin with this prefix? m alfunction m aladjusted m alnutrition m aldigestion malevolence malformation. Per-. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SEVENTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
English Affixes- Notes
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Mal-
The Latin prefix mal- means “bad”Can you come up with three words that begin
with this prefix?malfunctionmaladjustedmalnutritionmaldigestionmalevolencemalformation
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Per-
The Latin prefix per- means “through” or “completely.”
Can you come up with three more words that start with this prefix?
perseverepercolatepersuadeper capitaperceivepercent
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-ment
The Latin suffix –ment- means the act of quality of
movementsupplementadvisement
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-ious
The Latin suffix –ious- means full ofGlamorousPreciousPrecarious
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-ness
The Old English suffix –ness means “the condition or quality of being.” It usually indicates the word is a noun.
Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?
drearinesstogethernessgreatness
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-able
The Latin suffix –able means “capable” or “worthy of being.”
Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?
lovableenjoyablepreferable
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-just-
The Latin root –just- means “law” or “fair and right”.
Can you come up with three words that have this root?
justifiesadjustmentjustice
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-rupt-
The Latin root –rupt- means “break” or “burst”.
Can you come up with three words that have this root?
interruptedabruptcorruption
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-leg-
The Latin root –leg- means “law”.Can you come up with three words that have
this root?allegationlegacyprivilege
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-peti-
The Latin root –peti- means “to ask , request, or strive after.”
Can you come up with three words that have this root?
repetitiveimpetuousappetite
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-vers-
The Latin root –vers- means “to turn”.Can you come up with three words that have
this root?diversionadverseversatile
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-sol-
The Latin root –sol- means “alone”.Can you come up with three words that have
this root?desolatesoloistsoliloquy
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-lum-
The Latin root –lum- means “light”.Can you come up with three words that have
this root?luminescencealuminateclumsy
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-gram-
The Greek root –gram- means “write,” “draw,” or “record”.
Can you come up with three words that have this root?
telegramdiagramgrammar
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-ly
The Latin suffix –ly means “like” or in the manner of.
Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?
pricklyhaphazardlyrapidly
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-y
The Greek suffix –y means “marked by” or “having”.
Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?
brawnybrainyshifty
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-ly and -y
Use what you know about the Latin suffix –ly and the Greek suffix –y to explain your answer to each of the questions.
If I lack credibility, does that mean you will put your trust in me with your money?
If someone lives for a century, they will be 10 years of age?
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-ancy or -ency
The Latin suffix –ancy or –ency means “the state of being.”
Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?
expectancyhesitancyconsistency
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-less
The Old English suffix-less means “without.”
Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?
FathomlessFearless meaningless
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Im-
The Latin prefix im- means “in,” “into,” or “toward.”
Can you come up with three more words that begin with this prefix?
impassionedimperviousimmobile
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Un-
The Old English prefix un- means “not.”Can you come up with three more words that
begin with this prefix?uncommonlyunpredictableuninformed
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-grat-
The Latin root –grat- means “thankful” or “pleasing.”
Can you come up with three more words that begin with this root?
gratitudecongratulatedisintegration
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Inter-
The Latin prefix inter- means “between” or “among.”
Can you come up with three more words that begin with this prefix?
intercedesinteractintercept
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-sist-
The Latin root –sist- means “stand.”Can you come up with three more words that
begin with this root?persistentlyassistdesist
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-vac-
The Latin root –vac- means “empty.”Can you come up with three more words that
begin with this root?vacancyvacationvacuous
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-dom-
The Latin root –dom- means “master” or “building.”
Can you come up with three more words that begin with this root?
dominionsdomain predominate
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Out-
The Old English prefix out- means “outside” or “more than.”
Can you come up with three more words that begin with this prefix?
outskirtsoutcastoutpatient
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Uni-
The Latin prefix uni- means “having or consisting of only one.”
Can you come up with three more words that begin with this prefix?
unanimousunityunilateral
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-ity
The Latin suffix –ity means “state,” “quality,” or “condition of.”
Can you come up with three more words that begin with this suffix?
curiositydensityintegrity