1. Word Knowledge
Unit 4 Lesson 6

2. Lines 1 and 2 These words have base words with the suffix –ment added.
Govern + ment = government
Pave + ment = pavement
Entertain + ment = entertainment
Involve + ment = involvement
How does the suffix –ment change the part of speech?

3. Entertain is a verb. When you add the suffix –ment it changes to a noun.

4. Government

5. Pavement

6. Entertainment

7. Line 3 The words in Line 3 are antonyms. Black white Hot cold
Big small
Real counterfeit

8. Can you name a few more antonyms?
Examples:
Day night

9. Line 4 The words in Line 4 are all related. Dollar Bills Money Buy Pay
Tender

10. How are the words in Line 4 related?
That’s right they all have to do with money.

11. Can you think of any other words that are related to money?

12. Line 5
Bank
Pink
Sign
Design
Doubt
Debt

13. Line 6
Sometimes
Neighborhood

14. Overprinting
Something
Shoelaces

15. What do you notice about all of these words?
Some + times = sometimes
Can you name any more compound words?

16. Sentence 1
The United States government has laws about the way dollar bills can be shown.
Identify words with a suffix.
Government
What’s the base word?
Govern
What’s the suffix?
-ment

17. Sentence 2
For instance, a dollar draw as an illustration for a book must be in black and white, not in full color.

18. Sentence 3
Dollar bills are used to buy things, pay back money that was borrowed, or pay for a service such as a bus ride.
Which words in this sentence have affixes?

19. Sentence 4 Sometimes people can trip if their shoelaces are untied.
Name the compound words in this sentence.
Sometimes shoelaces