Lesson Skill: Determining meaning of words by …
English Enhanced Scope and Sequence
Lesson Skill: Determining meaning of words by taking them apart
Strand Reading--vocabulary
SOL 6.4 7.4 8.4
Materials ? Copies of the attached Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes handout ? Available technology projection of the Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes handout
Lesson 1. Review the meaning of root, prefix, suffix, and affix, using the overhead transparency of
the Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes sheet. Emphasize the fact that learning the meanings of roots and affixes gives one the ability to "take apart" unfamiliar words for better understanding of their meanings. 2. Choose words to model, such as the following: ? portable = port (carry) + able (capable of). Something that is portable is capable of
being carried. ? deport = de (away, from, reverse of) + port (carry). To deport someone is to carry
(move) him/her away from a place. ? renew = re (again) + new. To renew something is to make it new again. 3. Distribute copies of the attached Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots handout. Pair students, and give partners an opportunity to take apart the following words, using the handout as a reference: ? autobiography ? biography ? biology ? predictable ? subtract ? graphology ? disrespectful ? submarine ? reclosable ? predict
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4. Have students practice this process when reading assigned texts. Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
A word can consist of three parts: the root, a prefix, and a suffix.
Prefixes and suffixes are known as affixes because they are affixed to (attached to) a root.
Prefixes and suffixes, which originated as words themselves, are now syllables added to roots to create new words.
The root is the base element of the word--the part of the word that contains the basic meaning (definition) of the word.
A prefix is a syllable(s) forming a word element placed before a root, word, or word group to modify the meaning or make a new word.
A suffix is a syllable(s) forming a word element that is placed after a root, word, or word group to modify the meaning or make a new word. The suffix may also modify the word's grammatical function by redefining its part of speech (e.g., noun, verb, adjective, adverb).
Common Roots struct = build port = carry graph = writing bio = life tract = pull flect, flex = bend dict, dic = speak, say im = in, into
Common Prefixes un = not, none pre = before, in advance re = again, back sub = under, below dis = not, none auto = self de = away, from, reverse of
Common Suffixes able = capable of ion = act or process; condition ology = study of ful = quantity that fills less = without, missing
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