📚 Prefixes and Suffixes
What is a prefix?
A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
Name all of the 5 W's?
Who, What, Where, When and Why
Name 3 types of figurative language
Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Idiom, Allusion
What is tone?
Tone is the writer’s feelings or attitude toward a subject. It is the emotion the writer wants the audience to feel when reading/viewing a text.
If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you no longer have me.
Secret
What is an example of a prefix?
un- + happy → unhappy ("not happy")
re- + write → rewrite ("write again")
pre- + view → preview ("view beforehand")
mis- + understand → misunderstand ("understand incorrectly")
What is the function of each W? Example: Who = Person
Who = Person
What = Action
Where = Place
When = Time
Why = Reason
This figurative language compares two things using the words like or as.
Simile
What is mood?
Is the feeling or emotion the audience experiences when viewing or reading a media text.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
Towel
This suffix means "capable of" and is found in comfortable.
This W would help you find out the motivation behind a character's decision.
Why
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of this figurative language.
Personification
A specific group of people that a product, service, message or piece of content is indented for.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears.
Echo
This suffix changes happy into a noun meaning "the state of being happy."
Happiness
On Saturday morning, Sarah and her friends cleaned up rubbish at Riverside Park. They worked together to collect plastic bottles, cans, and other litter. The group wanted to make the park cleaner and safer for everyone. After two hours of work, they had filled ten large rubbish bags
Who: Sarah and her friends
What: They cleaned up rubbish
When: Saturday morning
Where: Riverside Park
Why: To make the park cleaner and safer for everyone
This figurative language uses words that imitate sounds, such as buzz, clang, or sizzle.
Onomatopoeia
A news article explaining a recent event has this purpose.
The more you take away from me, the bigger I become.
Hole
This prefix means "against" or "opposite"
Anti
Last Thursday, a group of Year 7 students from Green Valley Secondary College travelled to the Melbourne Museum to learn more about ancient civilizations. During the excursion, they participated in interactive workshops and examined artefacts from Ancient Egypt. The trip was organised by their Humanities teacher, Mrs Thompson, to help students better understand the topics they had been studying in class. By the end of the day, the students had gathered information that they would later use for a research project.
Who: A group of Year 7 students from Green Valley Secondary College
What: They went on an excursion and participated in workshops about ancient civilizations.
When: Last Thursday
Where: Melbourne Museum
Why: To help students better understand their Humanities topic and gather information for a research project.
As Mia walked home, the angry clouds chased her across the sky. Rain fell heavily, and the thunder roared like a hungry lion. "This backpack weighs a thousand kilograms!" she groaned as she hurried down the street. Suddenly, CRACK! A bolt of lightning flashed overhead.
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
An advertisement shows a famous athlete drinking a sports drink. The athlete is smiling, the music is energetic, and the slogan says, "Be Your Best."
Name the purpose, target audience, and mood.
Purpose: To persuade people to buy the sports drink
Target Audience: Athletes, sports fans, and active teenagers
Mood: Motivated, energetic, and positive
I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water, and roads but no cars.
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