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- = not6. 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,
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Deriving Meaning from Prefixes
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|, extraordinary
2. benefactor
3, extracurricular
4, misunderstand
5, disenchant
6. malformation
7, maladjusted
8. beneficent
9, intravenous
10. maledorous
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preface
circumference
preoccupied
incramural
premedicate
predominace
substandard.
| mismanaged
| malfunction
|. equidiseantForming 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