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MARINELLE M. MENDOZA
Teacher II
Words are amazing. There are thousands
of words that may confuse us. You can try
to memorize words from the dictionary to
enrich your vocabulary. But another
alternative is to identify the meaning of
words by analyzing its parts.
To analyze the part of a word means studying it.
This module was prepared for you so that you will
be able to give the meaning of words not only by
using the dictionary, thesaurus, and online sources
but also through considering the groups of letters
added before or after a word.
At the end of your
journey, you’ll be able to
identify the meanings of
unfamiliar words
through structural
analysis (words
and affixes: prefixes and
affixes)
Directions: Read the paragraph below. Then answer
the questions that follow. Write the letter of your
answer on your answer sheet.
1. What is the paragraph all about?
a. Steps in finding the meaning of unfamiliar words
using a dictionary
b. Steps in pronouncing words using a dictionary
c. Steps in using a thesaurus
2. What type of text is the given paragraph?
a. Problem and Solution b. Descriptive c. Procedural
or Sequence
3. What signal words were used to indicate steps or
procedures
in looking for words in a dictionary?
a. First, Second, Next, Then, and Lastly
b. First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth
4. What is a procedural or sequence type of text?
a. It provides steps or procedures on how to do a
certain thing.
b. It provides solutions to a given problem.
c. It describes a certain thing.

5. Which of the following topics shows procedure or

sequence?
a. My Favorite Colors
b. What is Pollution?
c. How to Wash Clothes
 Sen. Manny Pacquiao Hidilyn Diaz-
Alex Eala- Tennis
- Boxing Weightlifting

Have you ever experienced being a

champion?
From what competition?
Can you share it with us here?
What does it mean when someone is
a champion?
Carlos Yulo - Gymnast
1. Who is Aya Shanelle?
2. What is her talent?
3. Does she always win all dance competitions attended?
4. What attitude is shown by Aya Shanelle every time she
loses?
5. If being champion is not being always on top, then what
does it mean to be one?
Directions: Read the following sentences. Study
the underlined words.

1. Dream becomes impossible if you think that

way.
2. Life makes us laugh, sometimes cry; and that
makes it
colorful.
Remember that prefixes can
change the meaning of a root
word. Now, it is time for you to
think of words that have the
prefixes
mis-, im-, and dis-.
Remember that suffixes can
change the meaning of a root word.
Can you give more words that
have the
suffixes -ful, -less, and -er?
Directions: Tell if the underlined affix is a
prefix or a suffix. Write the answers on
your answer sheet. The first one is done
for you.

1. painful – suffix 6. disappear

2. impolite 7. truthful
3. painless 8.
shameless
4. mislead 9. mindful
Identify the meaning of the prefixes below.
Write your answers in your notebook.

1. un - again not able full of

2. re - none again able not
3. im - not again able full of
4. dis - again not full of able
5. mis- not able full of again
Identify the word that ends with er and or
referred to by each item. Write your answers
in your notebook.

1. one who acts and participates in drama

2. one who creates new things
3. one who learns new things
4. one who swims well
Put a check ( / ) on the blank if the use of suffix is correct and
X if it is not. Write your answers in your notebook.

__________1. My friend, Aiyish, is now a popular interior

decoration.
__________2. Carlen’s husband is the manager of Pizza Hut.
__________3. Joshua is an action in the movie.
__________4. Yancy wants to be the report less at the DZSP
radio.
__________5. Liyah is a designer and she owns a boutique
Identify the meaning of the given words. Write your
answers in your notebook.
1. unworthy a. more worthy b. not worthy
c. worthy before
2. improper a. not proper b. proper again
c. proper before
3. disable a. able before b. able again
c. not able
4. illegal a. not legal b. legal once more
c. legal again
5. retell a. tell again b. tell before
c. do not tell