Tuesday January 11, 2011

Today’s Objective: I will determine meanings of words by identifying prefixes and suffixes on a worksheet and writing my own paragraph using prefixes and suffixes.

Today’s Agenda: Warm Up Notes on Prefixes and Suffixes Identify Prefixes and Suffixes in reading Write using Prefixes and Suffixes

Warm Up

Find the prefix and suffix in the following sentence:.Before he was deported, the old man was happily living in New York City.

Identify the Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefix is added to the beginning of a word to form a new word. Pre – “coming before” + fix ‘to fasten = prefix

Suffix is added to the end of a word to form a new word and tends to determine a words part of speech. Read (verb) + able = readable (adjective) Home (noun) + warm = homeward (adverb)

Prefixes

Prefix Meaning ExamplesAnti- Against Antibiotic, antisocialCent- Hundred CenturyDe- Opposite of Deceive, DerailIl-, im-, in- Not Illegal, immature,

inaccurateInter- Between Intercede,

internationalMal- Bad Maladjusted, maliceMis- Bad, wrong Misspell, missconductRe- Again, back Reappear, redoSym-, syn- Together Sympathy, symbolTrans- Across Transatlantic, transfer

SufixxesSuffix Meaning Example-ant, -ist, -ician Doer Occupant, geologist,

politician-ance, -ence State of quality of Independence,

avoidance-ation Action or process Strangulation,

filtration-ful, -ous Full of Thoughtful, spacious-al, -ic, -ish Relating to Natural, heroic,

stylish-any, -ive, -some Inclined to Defiant, active,

tiresome-less Without Careless, fearless,

worthless-ate State or quality Desolate, desperate,

fortunate-ly In what manner Happily, slowly-ward Toward Backward, upward-ate, -fy To make Activate, fascinate,

simplify-en To become Frighten, lengthen

Finding Prefixes and Suffixes

Read the paragraph, underline the prefixes and suffixes.

Then write your own paragraph using 5 prefixes and 5 suffixes.