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Voc abular y- Bu ilding Str a tegi e s

(Unit 5, page 53: Word Skills; Use after Exercise E)

Grouping by pre f i x
G r o u pin g is a helpfu l v o ca bu la r y - bu il d in g te c h n i q ue . Y o u c a n g r o u p w o r ds by mean in g
o r by pa r t of speec h . Y o u c a n a lso g r o u p w o r ds by c ommo n p refix . G r o u pi n g t he w o r ds ,
alo n g wit h w r it in g t hem in c h a r ts , w ill he lp y o u b et te r remember t hem .

P r a c t ice . Group the words below by negative prefix. Write each under the correct heading in the chart.

Adjectiv es th at c an t a k e negati v e p r e fixe s

acceptable responsible honest polite courteous
considerate appropriate imaginable pleasant rational
respectful proper mature excusable

dis- im- in- ir- un-

I dea . Try grouping words in later units by meaning, part of speech, prefixes, or suffixes.

Summit 1 Unit 5
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