Prefixes & Suffixes
What does the prefix dis- mean?
a. Back or again
b. Not or opposite of
c. Full of
d. Without
b. Not or opposite of
Antonyms are ________.
Opposites
Which inflectional ending makes the word past tense?
-ing or -ed
-ed
A ________ is two words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings.
Homophone or homograph?
Homograph
What are shades of meaning words?
Words that are similar, but vary in strength.
What does the prefix re- mean?
Back or again
The same or alike
Make this word present tense.
Laugh
Laughing
True or False?
A homophone is two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
True
Give an example of shades of meaning words.
Ex. cool, cold, freezing
What does sleepy mean?
Use sleepy in a sentence.
Full of sleep
Ex. I am very sleepy today.
True or False?
Erase and remove are antonyms
False
Erase and remove are synonyms, they both mean to get rid of.
What word(s) can be added to make -ing past tense?
Sail and sale are __________.
Homophones or homographs?
Name the word with the greatest strength (meaning)
smirk smile beam
Beam
What is the meaning of hungrily?
Use it in a sentence.
In a hungry way.
Ex. His stomach growled hungrily.
What is a synonym for unkind?
Mean
Add the correct inflectional ending to make this word past tense, then use it in a sentence.
Hike
Hiked
Ex. We hiked up that huge mountain.
Wind
W-i-n-d
W-ie-n-d
Ex. This wind is blowing.
Ex. Please wind up the yoyo.
Use a shades of meaning word for hot in a sentence.
Scorching
Ex. Be careful, that pan is scorching.
What do the suffixes -less and -ful mean?
What is one word with the suffix -less, and one word with the suffix -ful?
-less = without
-ful = full of
Ex. cheerful, colorless
Name an ANTONYM for serious and use it in a sentence.
Silly
The boy is making a silly face.
Add the inflectional endings to use the word fix in a sentence.
*One past tense and one present tense.
Fixed
Ex. I fixed the broken cabinet in my bathroom.
Fixing
Ex. My dad is fixing the sink.
The word bear (bare) is a __________.
Homophone or homograph?
Use each in a sentence.
Homophone
The bear ran up the bare tree.
Bear = the animal
Bare = empty (no leaves on the tree)
Name the order of meaning for these words (least, middle, greatest).
pretty gorgeous beautiful
Pretty (least)
Beautiful
Gorgeous (greatest)