Root word, Prefix and Suffix.
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This document discusses root words, prefixes, and suffixes. It explains that root words are the basic words that can have prefixes added to the beginning or suffixes added to the end to change the meaning. Prefixes and suffixes are groups of letters that are added to root words. Common prefixes discussed include "un", "mis", "sub", and "pre", along with their meanings. Examples are given of how prefixes change the meaning of words. Suffixes are also explained as changing the meaning when added to the end of words. Some common suffixes and their meanings are outlined such as "-s", "-ing", "-er", and "-ful".
Root word, Prefix and Suffix.
- 1. Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes
- 2. Root Words • Some words are made up of different parts, for example, unemployment • Unemployment has a beginning (prefix), a middle (root word) and an ending (suffix). • Unemployment : un (prefix), employ (root) ment (suffix) • The root word is the basic word and by adding prefixes and suffixes, we can change its meaning.
- 3. Root Words • If we take the root word, employ, and add other suffixes we can make other words, such as employed, employee, employer. Both the spelling and the meanings of the words are linked.
- 4. Prefixes A prefix is a group of letters that you can add to the beginning of a root word* to change the meaning of the word. For example, mis + fortune = misfortune.
- 5. Root Words • Here are some more examples of root words and their word families: • use: useless, usable, used, using, user, misuse • friend: friendly, friendship, unfriendly, friendless • faith: faithful, faithfully, unfaithful, unfaithfully
- 6. Prefixes The meanings of prefixes • Every prefix has a meaning. For example: • The prefix ‘un’ means ‘not’ • The root word ‘clear’ means ‘bright’, ‘free from difficulty’ • So un + clear = unclear , meaning ‘not clear’ or ‘dim’, ‘difficult to see or understand’.
- 7. Prefixes • There are no rules to help you remember which prefix you should use, although knowing the meaning of the prefix can help. • Here are some examples of prefixes and their meanings:
- 8. Prefixes Prefix Meaning mis- ‘wrong’ or ‘badly’ ‘misspelled’ or misspelt means ‘wrongly spelled’ sub- ‘under’ ‘subway’ means ‘a way under the ground’ pre- ‘before in time’, ‘in front of’ or ‘superior’ ‘prepacked’ means ‘packed before’ un- ‘not’ (there are also several other prefixes which mean ‘not)’ ‘unhurt’ means ‘not hurt’
- 9. Suffixes • A suffix is a group of letters that you can add to the end of a root word* to change the meaning of the word. For example, paint + ing = painting.
- 10. Suffixes Suffix Meaning -s, -es means more than one (plural): eg books, bags, chairs -ing or -ed shows when something happened - in the present (ing) or past (ed) tense: eg I am working there now or I worked there last week -er, -est means more or the most of something: eg that drink was colder (more cold ) or that was the coldest drink (the most cold) -ful or - less shows there is a lot of something (hopeful - a lot of hope) or none of something (hopeless - no hope)