DECODING MEANING

OF UNFAMILIAR
WORDS USING
STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS
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Tcher Lory O. Fuentes
Pola Central School
Pola, Oriental Mindoro
Let’s Try This
• Complete each word in the parenthesis by adding the
appropriate prefix (under-, over-, ex-, and super-) to it.
Write the new word on your paper.
• 1. (abundant) There is an __________ harvest of corn
in the province of Isabela this year.
• 2. (supply) It is expected then that there will be an
__________ of corn in this province.
• 3. (governor) The __________ of Isabela was
responsible for the successful corn farming.
• 4. (estimated) The farmers __________ the volume of
corn harvest they would have.
• 5. (fine) Modern corn grinders tend to produce
 Let’s Study This
• Affixes are letters or syllables added at the
beginning or end of a root word. Prefixes are
letters or syllables placed before the root word
or the base form of a word. A root word is the
form of a word after all affixes are removed. A
prefix changes the meaning of a word. For
example, the word unloading has the prefix un-
that means “opposite” or “not”. Unload,
therefore, means the opposite of load or not
loading.
Prefix Meaning Example
Under less or less than average undernourished
underweight
underestimate
over- too much or in excess overfed
overweight
oversupply
ex former ex-mayor
ex-president
ex-governor
super superior supernatural
superheat
• Understanding Words Through Their Suffixes
• Suffixes are letters or syllables added after the
stem or the root word. Knowing the meaning of
suffixes will help us understand the meaning of the
newly-formed words.
• • The suffix – ward means to a certain direction,
• as in: backward forward southward
• • The suffix – let means little,
• as in: anklet eyelet piglet
• • The suffix – able means capable or worthy of,
• as in: manageable sustainable lovable
• • The suffix – ation means denoting an action or
an instance, as in: limitation reservation
hesitation
• • The suffix – less means without,
• as in: clueless skinless useless
• The suffix- ment means state of being
• As in improvement treatment government
• Read and analyze these sentences:
• 1. The freshness and sweetness of our local
white corn make me overeat boiled ones.
• 2. Overjoyed because of the bountiful harvest,
the farmers shared sacks of sweet corn to their
neighbors.
• Read and analyze the phrases:
• 1. to expose too much – overexpose
• 2. had too much sleep – overslept
• 3. former husband – ex-husband
• 4. man with superior strength – superman
• 5. a former priest – ex-priest
Let’s Do This
• Pick out the words that contain the prefix indicated in each
group. Use the dictionary if in doubt.
• 1. under – (less than) 2. over – (too much)
• a. underage a. overture
• b. underarm b. overtime
• c. undergo c. overripe
• d. undermanned d. overdraw
• e. underchange e. overt
• 3. ex – (former) 4. super – (superior)
• a. ex-secretary a. superfine
• b. examine b. superfluous
• c. ex-governor c. supersonic
• d. excavate d. supervisor
Let’s Remember This
• Affixes are used with root words.
Affixes add to or change the meaning
of the root or base words. Unlike root
words, affixes can never be used alone.
Affixes are either prefixes or suffixes.
Prefixes always occur at the beginning
of words. Suffixes, on the other hand,
are always added at the end of a word.
 Let’s Do More
• Add the appropriate suffix to each word to form a
new one. Note the given clue. Write your answers
on a separate sheet.
• 1. taste (lacking flavor)
• 2. book (a little book)
• 3. explore (the action of travelling in or through an
unfamiliar area in order to learn about it)
• 4. treat (medical care given to a patient for an
illness or injury)
• 5. pay (able to be paid)
• 6. north (toward north)
• 7. develop (the process of being
developed)
• 8. ally (a relationship based on an
affinity in interests, nature, or qualities)
• 9. isle (a small island)
• 10. persevere (steadfast in doing
something despite difficulty in achieving
success
Let’s Test Ourselves
• Rewrite each sentence adding the suffix –let or –
ish to the root word inside the parentheses.
• 1. The sky looks (blue) today.
• 2. The children presented a (play) in front of their
parents.
• 3. The man’s behavior is (child).
• 4. Rose looks (boy) in the new haircut.
• 5. Anna wears a (yellow) gown on her birthday
party.
• 6. When he smells something foul, it
makes him (squirm).
• 7. The book had a (flag) taped on it.
• 8. My father loves reading a (novel).
• 9. My friend is now becoming (self).
• 10. The painting of Mr. Baluyot looks
(cartoon)
 Let’s Enrich Ourselves
• Use the words you formed in “Let’s Do More” to complete
each sentence below. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
• 1. The potato chips I bought was __________.
• 2. I read the __________ you gave me.
• 3. The United States is planning for the __________ of
Mars.
• 4. The survivors of the plane crash were given __________
for their
• injuries.
• 5. Mario’s new cellphone is __________ in two months.
• 6. The flock of migrating birds flew
__________.
• 7. The __________ formed by the three
countries aims to fight hunger and poverty.
• 8. The __________ of a housing project will
benefit many poor
• families.
• 9. There is a small tribe inhabiting the
__________.
• 10. Luis Yangco’s __________ paid off when he
bought 100 bancas.