Prefix practice
Prefix:
dis- / im- /mis- / non- / un-
Root:
honest
DIShonest
If you are a hero, your actions are...
HEROIC
Destruction is the result of something that is...
DESTRUCTIVE
SUFFIX:
-IVE -- expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection
Food that tempts you is...
TEMPTING
A TEMPTATION
EXCITING
When you are NOT impressed with something...
UNimpressed
"graph" = to write
What is an autograph?
A telegraph?
What is a cartographer?
autograph - writing your own name
telegraph - to write (or send a message) over a distance
cartographer - a person who makes maps
A task that demands a lot is...
DEMANDING
Something that annoys you is...
ANNOYING
AN ANNOYANCE
If you smell a fragrance, something nearby is...
FRAGRANT
Latin fragrantia, from stem of Latin fragrans "sweet-smelling" (see fragrant). Related: Fragrancy (1570s).
What words do you know that begin with the prefix SUB- ?
List them.
What does "SUB-" mean before a word?
Sub- means under
Submarine
Subway
Root: micro
Can you think of examples of the word?
What does micro mean?
Micro
Microscope
micro = small
ATHLETIC
Something that repeats is...
REPRETITIVE
SUFFIX:
-IVE -- expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection
A party that disappoints you is...
DISAPPOINTING
What is the root word of disguise? Can you use disguise in a sentence?
What does the root word mean?
Guise - appearance
When I ___ the tire, it will be flat
a. inflate
b.deflate
b. deflate
DE- decrease
DONATION
An act that you do to defend yourself is...
DEFENSE, DEFENSIVE, DEFENDING
Lines with a lot of jags are...
JAGGED
__ syllables
-ED
: having : characterized by
Root word: Depend
What prefixes and suffixes can you add to make more words?
Independent
Independence
What is the difference between rereading and misreading?
reread - to read again
misread - to read incorrectly
If a problem oppresses you, it is...
OPPRESSIVE
A government that is corrupted is prone to...
CORRUPTION
Hysteria makes a person...
HYSTERICAL