Suffixes
What is a suffix?
A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a word and it changes the word's meaning.
What does the Latin root "port" mean?
AND give an example
"carry"
Portable
What is a prefix?
A prefix is one or more letters added to the beginning of a root or base word and it changes the word's meaning.
What does the Greek root "logos" mean?
AND give an example
"Word" or "Speech"
apology
What is an Adjective?
AND give an example
a word used to describe a person, place, animal, object, thing, or thought. (clever, fast, cute)
What does the suffix -ment mean?
AND give an example
"action or process"
announcement
What does the Latin root "mob" mean?
And give an example
"move"
mobile
What does the prefix "over" mean?
AND give an example
"too much" or "above"
overachiever
What does the Greek root "logos" mean?
AND give an example
"earth"
geography
What is a preposition?
AND give an example.
a word that tells you where or when something is in relation to something else.(over, on, under)
What does the suffix -al/-ial mean?
AND give an example
"relating to" or "action or process"
Presidential
What does the Latin root "mot" mean?
And give an example
"move"
Motorcycle
What does the prefix "under" mean?
AND give an example
"too little" or "below"
underground
What does the Greek root "cycl" mean?
AND give an example
"circle"
tricycle
What is a verb? What is an adverb
AND give an example
words that show an action, occurrence, or state of being. (Singing, am, thinking)
a word that describes how an action is carried out. (gently, here, yesterday,
True or False:
Does the spelling of the root word change sometimes when the suffixes -ment, -al/-ial, and -able/-ible are added?
True
What does the Latin root "mov" mean?
And give an example
"move"
Remove
What does the prefix "sub" mean?
AND give an example
"under" or "less than"
subway
What does the Greek root "meter" mean?
AND give an example
"measure"
perimeter
What is a pronoun? What is a noun?
AND give an examples.
They stand in for a noun that has already been mentioned or refer to yourself and other people. (I, me, she, he, they)
a person, place, or thing. (John, Los Angeles, pencil)
What does the suffix -able/-ible mean?
"can be done" or "fit for"
Give examples of all 4 of our Latin root words: -mob, -mot, -mov, and -port.
automobile motivation
movie Porter
What does the prefix "inter" mean?
AND give an example
"between" or "among"
interfere
Give examples of all 4 of our Greek root words: -cycl, -logos, -geo, and -meter.
geometry centimeter
What are the last two missing parts of speech.
conjunctions and interjections