Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots - Video and Worksheet
TLDRThis informative session delves into the world of prefixes, suffixes, and roots, highlighting their significance in understanding word meanings. It explains how roots provide the core meaning of a word, and with examples like 'bio' for life and 'geo' for Earth, demonstrates how they shape vocabulary. The session also covers affixes, detailing how prefixes like 'un' and 're' alter word meanings, and suffixes like '-ize' and '-ly' change parts of speech. Interactive exercises reinforce the concepts, encouraging learners to deduce word meanings from their components.
Takeaways
- 📜 Roots are the main part of a word that gives it meaning. Example: 'bio' means life or living.
- 🌿 By knowing word roots, one can deduce meanings of unfamiliar words. Example: 'geo' in 'geosystems' implies Earth-related systems.
- 🔤 Common roots like 'nov' (new), 'opt' (eye), and 'phobia' (fear) help in understanding words like 'novice' and 'optician'.
- 🧲 Affixes are letters added to a word root to form a new word and can be prefixes or suffixes.
- 🔄 Prefixes are added before the root word and can change its meaning. Example: 'un' in 'unlucky' means 'not lucky'.
- 🔗 Suffixes are added after the root and can change the word's meaning or part of speech. Example: '-er' in 'teacher' means 'a person who teaches'.
- 📈 Understanding prefixes and suffixes aids in deducing word meanings and parts of speech. Example: 'pre' in 'predict' means 'before'.
- 🌐 Practice exercises in the script demonstrate how to use roots and affixes to understand sentence meanings and answer questions.
- 📚 The script provides a comprehensive overview of how roots, prefixes, and suffixes contribute to the meanings and functions of words in the English language.
- 🎯 The ability to analyze word parts can greatly enhance vocabulary and comprehension skills, as illustrated through the examples and practice questions.
Q & A
What is the primary function of a word root?
-The primary function of a word root is to give a word its core meaning.
How does the root 'bio' influence the meaning of the word 'biology'?
-The root 'bio' means life or living, so in 'biology', it contributes to the word's overall meaning of the study of living things.
What is the significance of the root 'geo' in the word 'geography'?
-The root 'geo' means Earth, which signifies that 'geography' is the study of places on Earth.
How does the prefix 'un' change the meaning of a word?
-The prefix 'un' typically means 'not', so when it is added to a word, it often negates the word's meaning.
What is the role of the suffix '-less' in the word 'hopeless'?
-The suffix '-less' means 'without', so in 'hopeless', it indicates the absence of hope.
How does the prefix 'co-' contribute to the meaning of 'coworker'?
-The prefix 'co-' means 'together' or 'with', so in 'coworker', it signifies a person you work together with.
What is the effect of the suffix '-ize' when added to a word?
-The suffix '-ize' means 'to make', so when it is added to a word, it usually forms a verb that indicates the action of causing something to become something or to have a certain quality.
How does the prefix 'pre-' change the meaning of 'preschool'?
-The prefix 'pre-' means 'before', so in 'preschool', it indicates an educational stage that occurs before formal schooling, such as kindergarten.
What does the suffix '-tion' indicate when added to a word?
-The suffix '-tion' typically forms nouns that represent an action or a state of being, often derived from verbs.
How can understanding affixes help in deducing the meaning of unfamiliar words?
-Understanding affixes allows one to break down words into their components and deduce their meanings by recognizing the parts' individual contributions to the word's overall meaning.
What is the purpose of practicing word roots and affixes?
-Practicing word roots and affixes enhances vocabulary and comprehension skills by enabling the learner to understand and deduce the meanings of words based on their structure and parts, even when encountering unfamiliar words.
Outlines
📚 Understanding Word Roots
This paragraph introduces the concept of word roots, defining them as the main part of a word that gives it meaning. It provides examples such as 'bio' meaning life or living, and how it forms words like 'biology' and 'biography'. The paragraph also covers other roots like 'dorm', 'geo', 'mech', 'micro', and affixes related to movement ('mob', 'mot', 'mov'), 'new' ('nov'), 'eye' ('opt'), and 'fear' ('phobia'). The importance of recognizing roots to deduce word meanings is emphasized, with a practice exercise where participants infer the meanings of 'geosystems', 'optometrist', and 'novel idea' based on their roots.
🔍 Exploring Affixes: Prefixes and Suffixes
The second paragraph delves into affixes, which are letters added to a word root to form new words. It differentiates between prefixes, added before the root, and suffixes, added after. Examples of prefixes like 'un', 'anti', 'co', 'dis', 'ex', 'ill', 'im', 'un', 'mis', 'pre', 're', 'sub', and 'trans' are given, each with a brief explanation of their meanings and how they alter the base word. A practice section follows, where participants use prefixes to understand the meanings of words in given sentences, such as 'predicted', 'subterranean', and 'extricate'.
📖 Suffixes: Changing Word Meanings and Parts of Speech
The final paragraph focuses on suffixes, which change a word's meaning or part of speech. It explains how suffixes like 'or', 'er', 'ar' turn words into nouns indicating a person's occupation or role. The paragraph also covers suffixes like 'able', 'full', 'ic', 'ical', 'ness', 'ive', 'ize', 'less', 'ly', 'us', and suffixes ending in '-SION' and '-TION'. Each suffix's function and impact on word meaning are detailed. The section includes a practice exercise where the meaning of words with specific suffixes is inferred from sentences, such as determining the part of speech for 'erosion', 'briskly', and 'aggrandize'.
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Keywords
💡Roots
💡Affixes
💡Prefixes
💡Suffixes
💡Word Meaning
💡Practice
💡Language Comprehension
💡Morphemes
💡Vocabulary Enhancement
💡Word Formation
💡Language Learning
Highlights
Today's discussion focuses on prefixes, suffixes, and roots, which are essential for understanding word meanings.
A word root is the main part of a word that gives it meaning.
The root 'bio' means life or living, as seen in 'biology' and 'biography'.
The root 'dorm' means sleep, which is reflected in the word 'dormitory'.
The root 'geo' means Earth, as in 'geography', the study of places on Earth.
The root 'mech' means machine, which is found in the word 'mechanic', referring to someone who repairs machines.
The root 'micro' means small, which is evident in the word 'microscope' used to see very small things.
The roots 'mob', 'mot', and 'mov' all mean move, as seen in words like 'motion' and 'mobile'.
The root 'nov' means new, exemplified by the word 'novice' meaning a beginner.
The root 'opt' means eye, which is the basis for words like 'optician', a professional who makes eyeglasses.
The root 'phobia' means fear, as in 'aquaphobia', the fear of water.
The root 'phon' or 'phone' means hear, as seen in 'phone' or 'telephone', tools for hearing and talking.
An affix is a letter or group of letters added to a word root to form a new word.
A prefix is added before the root at the beginning of a word and changes its meaning.
A suffix is added after the root at the end of a word and can change the word's meaning or part of speech.
The prefix 'un' means not, as in 'unlucky' which means not lucky.
The prefix 'anti' means against, as in 'antiwar' which means against war.
The prefixes 'co', 'col', and 'con' mean together or with, as seen in 'coworker' meaning a person you work with.
The suffix 'or', 'er', and 'ar' typically form nouns indicating a person who does something, like 'teacher' or 'editor'.
The suffix 'able' forms adjectives suggesting something is easy or able to be done, like 'likable' meaning easy to like.
The suffix 'ize' forms verbs, meaning to make, as in 'publicize' which means to make public.
The suffix 'less' forms adjectives meaning without, such as 'childless' meaning without children.
The suffix 'ly' typically forms adverbs, indicating the manner in which something is done, like 'quietly' meaning in a quiet manner.
The suffixes 'tion' and 'sion' form nouns indicating the action of something, like 'election' meaning the action of electing.
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