Prefixes & Suffixes
A prefix is a word part added to the ____ of a word.
A suffix is a word part added to the ____ of a word.
Suffix = end
True or False:
In Gulliver's Travels, the Lilliputians are very small people.
True!
What does "Hard C" sound like? What does "Soft C" sound like?
"Hard C" sounds like /k/.
"Soft C" sounds like /s/.
Name the verb forms for the verb "be."
I ___, You ___, He/She ___, We ___, They ___
I am, You are, He/She is, We are, They are
What is Vocabulary?
Vocabulary refers to (new) words in a language.
What does the prefix "re-" mean?
Think of reread, review, redo...
The prefix "re-" means again.
What is the main character's name in The Secret Garden?
Mary Lennox.
What does "Hard G" sound like? What does "Soft G" sound like?
"Soft G" sounds like /j/.
Present Tense means that something is happening now.
What tense means that something will happen?
Future Tense.
Name the 7 Days of the Week and the 12 Months of the Year.
7 Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
12 Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
What does the suffix "-less" mean?
Think of fearless, homeless, careless...
The suffix "-less" means without.
In The Secret Garden, what does the garden look like when the girl finds it? What does she then do?
Name 3 words that begin with "Hard G" and 1 word that begin with "Soft G."
Some examples...
girl, gift, grapes, garden, get, go
giraffe, gentle, germs, gel, gym
What is the rule for creating past tense verbs?
Present Tense: I watch TV.
Past Tense: I ______ TV.
The rule is to add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
Past Tense: I watched TV.
Name four countries where English is the native language.
Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand...
Name four prefixes in English.
re-, dis-, un-, non-, pre-, anti-, mis-
How did the Lilliputians feel about Gulliver when they first met him? How did they feel at the end?
When they first met him, they thought he was a giant that came to destroy their city. Later, they realized that Gulliver could help them in the war and they liked him very much.
Some words begin with "Hard C" and some with "Soft C." What is the rule?
"Hard C" words go with a, o, and u.
(cat, cold, curb)
"Soft C" words go with e, i, and y.
(cent, city, cycle)
Name the past tense forms of these verbs:
read, write, swim
Read (pronounced "red"), Wrote, Swam
What are nouns, verbs, and adjectives?
Nouns: people, places, and things
Verbs: action words
Adjectives: words that describe nouns