What is a prefix A group of letters usually placed at the beginning of a root word to modify or change its meaning Eg able becomes un able happy becomes un happy ID: 313598
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Do you know your Prefix’s and Suffix’s?Slide2
What is a prefix?
A group of letters usually placed
at the beginning of
a root word
to modify or change
it’s meaning,
Eg,
able
becomes
un
able
happy
becomes
un
happy
friendly
becomes
un
friendly
Slide3
There are many others, some examples are
…
Ir
replaceable
DefrostUndeniableMisfortuneTriangleBicycleSemicircle
Im
ploded
Ex
ploded
Anti
clockwise
Anti
dote
Trans
port
Over
sightSlide4
The
word
prefix
is itself made
up of the stem fix (meaning attach, in this case),
and
the prefix pre- (meaning "before")
The more words you learn, the more connections you will be able to make between the prefixes and suffixes.Slide5
Who wants to be a Millionaire?
Specialist subject-
Prefixes and SuffixesSlide6
The Prizes
1
– £100
2
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- £64,000
11 - £125,00012 - £250,00013 - £500,000
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- £1,000,000Slide7
Lifelines
“Phone a friend”
Ask the audienceSlide8
Ready?
OK, Let’s Play Slide9
Look at these words.
Mistake
Misunderstood
Misbehave
MiscalculateMisfireMisbelieve
MisinterpretSlide10
£100
What is the meaning of the prefix,
Mis
-?
B – aboveA
- wrongly
C – again
D
- half
A - wronglySlide11
What about these?
Midfield
Midday
Midnight
Middle
Midpoint
MidwayMidlandsMid-airMidweekSlide12
£200
What is the meaning of the prefix, Mid-?
B
- Midnight
A - Midday
C
- MiddleD
- Midlands
C - MiddleSlide13
£500
The meaning of this prefix is, NOT.
B
Un-
A In-
C
Over-
D
Bi-
B
Un-Slide14
Un-
Unbelievable
Unreal
Unfasten
UndoUnacceptableUnhappy
Untold
UnluckyUntidySlide15
£1,000
What do you do if you re-read a book?
B
– don’t read it
A – read it for the first time
C
– read it again
D
– read it upside down
C
–
read it againSlide16
£2,000
Prebook, precheck, precook, predict, and prefix have a prefix meaning…?
B
- Before
A - After
C
- DuringD
- Never
B - BeforeSlide17
£4,000
Which of these words can not be made into another word by adding the prefix 'sub'?
B
– marine
A – book
C
– merge
D
– way
A – bookSlide18
£8,000
The prefixes such as ‘in-, im- ,il-, ir-’ can mean what?
(e.g injustice, impossible, illiterate, irrelevant)B - Big
A
- Across
C
- Over
D
- Not
D - NotSlide19
Midpoint!
You are doing well so far,
How well do you know your Suffixes??Slide20
What is a suffix?
Letters placed
at the end of a root word to change
it’s meaning,
E.g, happy could become happier, happiest, happilySlide21
Some other examples are…
Sens
ible
Joy
ousEnormousBiggestSmallestDifficultyRunning
Happi
nessKindness
Normal
ity
Comfort
able
Book
s
Box
es
Attract
ion
High
er
Build
er
Teach
er
Care
lessSlide22
Suffixes-second round!
Ready?Slide23
£16,000
Which of these is a suffix?
B
- pre
A - un
C
- edD
- mis
C - edSlide24
£32,000
What suffix would you add to the word 'blame' to show you have done nothing wrong?
B
- ed
A - ful
C
- able
D
- less
D - lessSlide25
£64,000
Biggest, smallest, tallest, highest, greenest and happiest.
The suffix ‘–est’ is used….
B
– for one whoA – for an action
C
– for comparison
D
– just a coincidence
C – for comparisonSlide26
£125,000
This suffix suggests something that can be done.
B
- ier
A - ly
C
- fulD
- able
D – ableSlide27
-able, -ible
Achievable
Debateable
Adjustable
FixableLovableAgreeable
Edible
LegibleBreakablePreventableAudibleSlide28
£250,000
Which of these words has a prefix AND a suffix?
B
- Appointed
A - Distinguish
C
- DisagreeableD
- Happily
C
- DisagreeableSlide29
£500,000
Hopped, Skipped and Jumped all have the same suffix. It is used for…
B
-
past-tenseA – present-tense
C
– under
D
– without
B – past-tense Slide30
£1,000,000
What is the correct spelling?
If everybody gets this right, it will be……
B
- UnbelievableA – Unbeleiveable
C
- Unbelievible
D
- Unbeleivible
B - UnbelievableSlide31
Congratulations!
Invisible £1,000,000 cheque