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Welcome to Lesson #24Today you will learn:1. What polysyllabic words are.2. Identify the root word.3. How the prefix/suffixes change the meaning of the word.

Polysyllabic Words: Roots & Affixes

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What are they?Syllable: Syllables are words or parts of words in which a vowel sound is heard. Words that have more than one syllable are called polysyllabic (poly means more than one), or multisyllabic (multi-

Polysyllabic Words: Roots & Affixes

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What are they?means more than one. Therefore, polysyllabic words refers to words with more than one syllable.

Polysyllabic Words: Roots & Affixes

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Polysyllabic Words: Roots & Affixes

What are roots?

Simply put it means the main word inside a larger word that indicates what the word means.

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AffixesWhat are Affixes?Syllables added onto the root word to change the meaning. They are called the prefix & suffix. Prefix: syllable at the beginning of the word.Suffix: syllable at the end of the word.

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Why is this important to you?You can figure out the meanings

of new words by learning about the three parts!

Let’s look at some example to demonstrate this point….

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Why is this important to you?Knowing that the prefix ‘non’

means ‘not’ helps you figure out the meaning of the word ‘nonsense’: something that does not make sense.

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Why is this important to you?Let’s look at another one:Knowing that the suffix ‘less’ means ‘without’ helps you figure out the meaning of ‘senseless’: without sense.

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Let’s look at PREFIXESWhen a prefix is attached to a word, its meaning combines with the meaning of the original word to form a new word with a different meaning, but they are related.

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Know the common PREFIXES!Before you can use word parts well, however, you must learn the meaning of some of the most widely used prefixes, suffixes, and roots in our language. This will help you learn unknown words in your reading.

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Let’s look at some examples of prefixes:Anti (against)Example: antipollutant Meaning: it works against pollutionAuto (self)Example: autobiography Meaning: writing about yourself

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More examples of prefixes:bi, bin (two)Example: binocular Meaning: having 2 eyes

co (together)Example: copilot Meaning: one who helps the pilot

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More examples of prefixes:ex, (out)Example: exitMeaning: going out

fore (before, earlier)Example: forecast Meaning: predicting weather

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More examples of prefixes:pre, (before)Example: predictMeaning: tell something before it takes place.re (again, back)Example: rewrite Meaning: to write over again

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Know the common prefixes:Look at the list of commonly used prefixes so you can learn them. They will help your reading and writing improve!

Common Prefixes

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Suffixes come at the end of a word. Sometimes a suffix will tell you part of speech a word is. For example, many adverbs end in the suffix, ly.

Let’s look at SUFFIXES

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Know the common SUFFIXES!Before you can use word parts well, however, you must learn the meaning of some of the most widely used suffixes in our language. This will help you learn unknown words in your reading.

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Suffixes come at the end of a word. Sometimes a suffix will tell you part of speech a word is. For example, many adverbs end in the suffix, ly.

Let’s look at SUFFIXES

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Let’s look at some examples of suffixes:able (can do)Example: agreeableMeaning: able or willing to agreeful (full of)Example: careful Meaning: full of care

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Let’s look at some examples of suffixes:ology (study of)Example: geologyMeaning: study of rocks, earthment (act of, result)Example: achievement Meaning: result of achieving

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Let’s look at some examples of suffixes:sion, tion (state of)Example: actionMeaning: state of doing somethingist (one who)Example: artist Meaning: one who does art

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Know the common suffixes:Look at the list of commonly used suffixes so you can learn them. They will help your reading and writing improve!

Common Suffixes

Grammar• Polysyllabic Words: • Roots & Affixes

How do you recognize root words?Knowing the root word-especially a difficult word-can help you understand the meaning of the larger word when you are familiar with prefixes and suffixes.

Grammar• Polysyllabic Words: • Roots & Affixes

How do you recognize root words?Look for the word you know attached to a prefix or suffix?Look at these words:Antacid: bitter or sourNew meaning with prefix: not souror bitter.

Grammar• Polysyllabic Words: • Roots & Affixes

How do you recognize root words?Look for the word you know:Acrophopia: fear New meaning with prefix: fear of high placesexport: to carryNew meaning with prefix: carry out.

Grammar• Polysyllabic Words: • Roots & Affixes

Can you find roots and affixes in your reading this week?

Genesis 18:1-15

Enter them into your journal.

Putting it into Practice:

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Read the following passage: Genesis 5:1-15, The Message

Respond in your journal on the following:

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

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(Make sure you support your opinion by using the text)

2. Edit your journal entry for

sentence structure and sentence

lengths.

3. Record words you had trouble

with. Use context clues /dictionary.

Good-Bye, until next time!

I look forward to teaching you about Antonyms & Synonyms in lesson 25.Until then, keep practicing and remember to enjoy reading while you do the CROPQV!Keep your prefix and suffix list handy.They will help you with unknown words!