Tuesday January 11, 2011 Today’s Objective: I will determine meanings of words by identifying prefixes and suffixes on a worksheet and writing my own paragraph using prefixes and suffixes. Today’s Agenda:  Warm Up  Notes on Prefixes and Suffixes  Identify Prefixes and Suffixes in reading  Write using Prefixes and Suffixes

Warm Up Find the prefix and suffix in the following sentence:.  Before he was deported, the old man was happily living in New York City.

Identify the Prefixes and Suffixes Prefix is added to the beginning of a word to form a new word.  Pre – “coming before” + fix ‘to fasten = prefix Suffix is added to the end of a word to form a new word and tends to determine a words part of speech.  Read (verb) + able = readable (adjective)  Home (noun) + warm = homeward (adverb)

Prefixes PrefixMeaningExamples Anti-AgainstAntibiotic, antisocial Cent-HundredCentury De-Opposite ofDeceive, Derail Il-, im-, in-NotIllegal, immature, inaccurate Inter-BetweenIntercede, international Mal-BadMaladjusted, malice Mis-Bad, wrongMisspell, missconduct Re-Again, backReappear, redo Sym-, syn-TogetherSympathy, symbol Trans-AcrossTransatlantic, transfer

Sufixxes SuffixMeaningExample -ant, -ist, -icianDoerOccupant, geologist, politician -ance, -enceState of quality ofIndependence, avoidance -ationAction or processStrangulation, filtration -ful, -ousFull ofThoughtful, spacious -al, -ic, -ishRelating toNatural, heroic, stylish -any, -ive, -someInclined toDefiant, active, tiresome -lessWithoutCareless, fearless, worthless -ateState or qualityDesolate, desperate, fortunate -lyIn what mannerHappily, slowly -wardTowardBackward, upward -ate, -fyTo makeActivate, fascinate, simplify -enTo becomeFrighten, lengthen

Finding Prefixes and Suffixes Read the paragraph, underline the prefixes and suffixes. Then write your own paragraph using 5 prefixes and 5 suffixes.