1. Let’s Practice! Which of the following words and word parts are considered root words? anti spell ing port date pre ness ment stop friend dom ly What root words could be added to the following root words to change the meaning of the word? Remember, root words must stand alone and have their own meaning! anti + con+ dis+ ex+ ad+ inter+

2. More Practice… What suffixes could be added to the following root words to create new words? perish+ wonder+ apart+ construct+ hyphen+ length+ Which of the following prefixes and suffixes could be added to the root words to make new words. dis- ex- mis- -able -ment -dom -less -ness apart port king perish approve copy

3. Synonyms and Antonyms and Homonyms What is a synonym? Definition: Examples: What is an Antonym? Definition: Examples:

4. Continue… What is a homonym? Definition: Examples: Meet Meat

5. Let’s Practice! 1. Identify the words that are synonyms of the key words. a. Journey: trip outing street safari excursion city b. Medium: average lots medial middle most midway c. Still: calm noisy hush peaceful busy restful 2. Use antonyms of the words in boldface to complete these sentences. a. I wanted to leave, but my friend decided to………………….. b. A large branch fell off the …………………….tree. c. Planets travel around the sun quickly, but we seem to be going………….

6. 2. Identify the word that is an antonym of each key word. a.big: tall enormous small middle light b.clean: spotless smooth wrinkled dirty soft c.happy: sad glad fine joyous content 3. Write a homonym for each of these words: a.their: b. way: c. knight: d. male: e. side: f. teem: g. our: h. haul: i. week:

7. 4. Some words have more than two homonyms, for example, so, sew, sow. Give as many as you can for these words. There: To: Teas: Rapt: Praise: