Grade 8 Notebook

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Building Words from Basic Parts Many English words can be broken into three basic parts: root sword, pref and suffix. Learn to understand these parts and you will understand the meaning of many words. A root word is a word from which many words are detived. Kind” 18 a root word from which kindly, kindness, and unkind are derived, A prefix is a syllable or syllables placed before a root word to form a new word. Return is composed of the prefix re- + the word turn. Return means “to turn back or go back.” Reread is composed of the prefix re + the rooe word read. Reread means “to read again.” A suffix is a syllable or syllables placed afer a root word to form a new word. Read is a root word; reader is composed of the word read + che suffix -er. Reader means “one who reads,” Acris a root word: actor is composed of the word act + the suffix -or. ctor means “one who acts,” Using Prefixes ‘There are prefixes thar have only ane Meaning and others with more than one meaning, Prefixes with only one meaning: 1. Bev. good 2. cireum- — around 3. egui- — - equal 4 extra = outside 3. mom- = not 6. intra 7. intro — within — into Prefixes with more than one meaning: 1 dis — opposite, away from 2, ime ine, it iF — not, into 3. mal, mie — bad, wrong 4, pre- — instead of, before, in favor of 5. re — back, again 6, sub- — under, below 7. — opposite of, not Using the prefix as a cue, Write your answ Sa bed frome see 2 een soir anaes Ital = SS a Deriving Meaning from Prefixes er on the line, |, extraordinary 2. benefactor 3, extracurricular 4, misunderstand 5, disenchant 6. malformation 7, maladjusted 8. beneficent 9, intravenous 10. maledorous i. = ate ha Sa)” pee nnn: So say what cach of the Following wards means: preface circumference preoccupied incramural premedicate predominace substandard. | mismanaged | malfunction |. equidiseant Forming Wards by Adding Prefixes Add prefixes to che following words and see how their meanings change, Tella partner about the words you'll be able to form. 1. comfort 9, sense 2. direct 10. fortune 3. like oe 4. lucky 12: riarine 5. able 13. reliable él teey 14, respect 7. capable 15. visible 8. navigate Using Susfces Suixes, when added to roce words, can form moitis, adjectives, erbs, or adverbs. 2. Here are some noun-forming suffixes: * expressing condition or state of being

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