2. Word Analysis Discovering the meaning of unfamiliar forms of known words Part 1 -- Prefixes By Dr. Lynne Genser

3. Long words are often easier to understand than short words because they are built from parts which you already know.

4. Telecommunications tele communicate tions

5. Telecommunications tele- communicate -tions telephone television “far or distant” Changes a verb to noun

6. Telecommunications has three parts … tele communicate tions prefix root suffix

7. Word analysis is …  Dividing a word into familiar parts Why do it?  To learn the meaning of unfamiliar words

8. Try analyzing these words  Redirect  Unable  Disability  Underweight

9. Look at these words  Preschool  Premature  Pre-reading  Predict “Pre-” is a prefix. What does pre mean? before

10. “Pre-” is a prefix  A prefix is a syllable added to the beginning of a word which changes its meaning.

11. “Re-” is another prefix rewind retell replay review “re-” means again or anew or back

12. Here is another familiar prefix unhappy unable unfortunate “un-” means not

13. There are several prefixes which change a root’s meaning to the opposite…  Un-  In-  Ir-  Il-  Im-  Unexpected  Insecure  Irrelevant  Illegal  Impossible

14. Do exercises 1.1 and 1.2 now.