Prefixes
Suffixes
Root words
The combination of Prefixes, Root words, and Suffixes
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a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
What is a prefix?
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a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or form a new word
What is a suffix?
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the central part of a word that carries the main meaning
What is the base word?
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Someone who runs again
What is a rerunner?
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Introduces the reader to the setting, characters, and any necessary background information before the main plot begins.
What is Exposition?
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The prefix means "in" or "into" and "not."
What is in/im?
Examples:
imperfect= not perfect
insane= not sane
invade= go into it to attack it.
inspect= look at it closely in something.
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Generally means "one that does" or "a person who does something"
What is the suffix er?
Walk
Walker
Talk
Talker
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Means "life" or "living
What is Bio?
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TO see into something
What is Inspect?
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The 5 parts of a story.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
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This prefix means again.
What is re?
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This changes verbs to their past tense form. It signals that an action has already happened.
What is ed?
Example:
I will walk
I walked already.
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Means earth.
What is Geo?
Examples
geography
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What does it mean to not be able to hear something?
Clue: ends in ible!
What is Inaudible?
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The portion of the plot that follows the climax, where tension decreases and the story moves towards resolution
What is Falling Action?
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This means "not" or "the opposite of.
What is Un?
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It changes the meaning of the base word. In many cases, it changes the word's part of speech from a verb to a noun.
What is ive?
example:
"Collective" (from the verb "collect" which means "to gather or unite" to adding ive to make the noun collective: a group of people. Adding ive made it an action into a thing)
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Means "to look" or "to see."
What is spect?
Examples:
Perspective: A way of looking at something.
Prospect: Something that one looks forward to
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Means to see someone as worthy of feeling of deep admiration again
What is respect?
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The turning point of a story.
What is climax?
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The prefix means "before"
What is pre?
Example:
Test View
Pretest Preview
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This changes the meaning of the base word. In many cases, it changes the word's part of speech from a verb to a noun.
What is -age?
Example: Pack is a verb, or an action.
Adding Age to the end of the verb pack makes PACKage, a noun!
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Means "to hear" or "listen"
What is aud?
- Audio: Relating to sound
- Audible: Able to be heard
- Auditorium: A room or building used for public gatherings where people can listen.
- Audience: A group of people who are listening or watching something.
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A person who is trying out again for a part in a play.
What is Reauditioner?
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The concluding section where the main conflict of a story is resolved, loose ends are tied up, and the story is brought to a close.
What is resolution?