Root, Prefix, Suffix RPS System

The root is the main part of the word to which other parts can be attached. Example: biology Root = bio = life Biology = the study of life. Example #2: Biography Biography = a book about someone’s life Roots

More Examples: Geo = earth Micro = small Opt = eye Phobia = fear Phon = hear Try to think of some words with these root words. What are their meanings? Note: Not all roots will be at the beginning of the word. For example: “telephone” includes the root “phon.” Roots

Read the sentence, and guess the meaning of the word based on the root. 1) Maria is taking a geosystems class. A) systems in space B) systems on earth C) systems in the human body Roots Practice

Read the sentence, and guess the meaning of the word based on the root. 2) Jonathan wants to be an optometrist. A) children’s physician B) heart specialist C) eye care professional Roots Practice

Affixes Affix = letters added to a word root. There are two types of affixes: A) Prefix: Letters added before the root. B) Suffix: Letters added after the root. Affixes

Prefix Prefix examples: Un = not Unlucky = not lucky Uncooked = not cooked Prefix

Prefix More examples: Anti = against Dis = not Mis = incorrect Re = again Sub = under Trans = across For the prefixes given, try to brainstorm words that include them and their possible meanings. Prefix

Read the sentence, and guess the meaning of the word based on the prefix. 1) The teacher predicted that the student would make an A. A) guessed the result before it happened. B) announced the result quickly. C) taught the student effectively. Prefix Practice

Read the sentence, and guess the meaning of the word based on the prefix. 2) Subterranean structures are secret from the public. A) evil or with bad intentions. B) visible in the city. C) underground. Prefix Practice

Suffix Suffix examples: Suffix = -or, -er, -ar = a person who Teacher = a person who teaches Editor = a person who edits Registrar = a person who takes registrations. Suffix

Note: A suffix often changes the part of speech of the word it’s affixed to. For example: The root word of teacher is teach. The suffix is –er. Teach = verb Teacher = noun Suffix

Suffix More examples: -ful = full of -able = easy or able to -ic, -ical = relating to -ness = being -less = without -ly = like, manner of -ous = full of -sion, -tion = the action of Suffix

Read the sentence, and tell the part of speech of the word with the suffix. 1) Erosion of the soil harms the landscape. A) Verb B) Adjective C) Noun Suffix

Read the sentence, and tell the part of speech of the word with the suffix. 2) We walked briskly. A) Verb B) Adjective C) Adverb Suffix

This is what we will aim for This is what we will aim for. Holidays, other assignments, or testing could disrupt it, but we are going to strive to stay relatively consistent to do the following: 1) Receive a worksheet on Monday for the week. Worksheet will include 6 words that have roots, prefixes, and affixes, and you will focus primarily on analyzing the word for roots and prefixes. 2) Practice using the words on Wednesday. Work in pairs to analyze a text and determine word meanings based on roots and prefixes. 3) Take a quiz on Fridays to assess the roots and prefixes analyzed. RPS Schedule

RPS #1 Prefix = sub = under, below, from, secretly, instead of Root = mit = send Prefix = neo = new Root = phyte = plant, planting, growth Prefix = im = not Root = mob = move RPS #1

RPS #1 Root = pac = peace Suffix = -ist = person or measure Prefix = re = back, again Root = belli = war Root = cap = to take, to seize, to hold Suffix = -ure = act, condition, process, function RPS #1