prefix, suffix, root?
a prefix is added to the ___________ of a word or root to change its meaning.
beginning
con/ com
with or together
what might retie mean?
tie again
what are two affixes or roots that mean almost the same thing?
anti and contra/ contra
fore and pre
who wrote "Of Mice and Men"
John Steinbeck
pre
un
mis
prefix
log/ logos
logic, word, reason , study
what might monotone mean?
one tone
what are two affixes or roots that mean almost opposite of one another
bio and mort
mega and micro
super and sub
what are five pronouns you may not use in your argumentative essays?
I, me, we, our, us, ourselves, myself, you, your,
port
path
tri
root, root, prefix
retro
backwards/ back
why is a unicorn called a unicorn?
has one horn
what are two affixes or roots that could be used to describe the main character in a marvel movie?
ben, super
What is the goal of the counter- argument paragraph?
tell the reader what the other/ opposing side believes and 2-3 why
contra/ contro
de
- tion
root
prefix
suffix
chron
time
what might postmortem mean?
after death
break this word up into individual affixes and roots. You know two of them so you can guess what the other part(s) is/ are.
conductor
con- duct- or
What country are the Grimm brothers from
Germany
what is a root?
something that affixes are added to to make and change meaning
Phil
path
love
feelings/ emotions/ suffering/ disease
what might pathology mean?
study of suffering, disease, or emotion or feeling
words about suffering, disease, or emotion, or feeling
If pan means all, what might a pantheon have?
all gods
Who wrote "The Lamb to the Slaughter"
Roald Dahl