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A suffix is a word part that is added to the END of a word:
-s,-es = the plural form or more then one = foxes, desks
-ed =shows that a verb (action) has already taken place = walked, played, passed
-ing = shows that a verb is happening right now = playing, shopping, walking
- er,or,ist,ant = One who does "something" - painter, sculptor,pianist,actor,applicant,
-hood = The state of being a "boy" = boyhood
-ship = The state of being a "member" = membership
-cy = The condition of being "urgent"= urgency
-ous = The condition of being/having "joy" = Joyous
-ance,ence = The quality of being "excellent" = excellance
-ness = The condition of being "sweet" = sweetness
-fy = to make = intensify = to make intensive
-ic = like = heroic =like a hero
-ish = like =foolish= like a fool: childish= like a child
-ment = result or action = entanglement = result of being entangled, enjoyment=result of enjoying
-ize = to make or become = demonize = to become a demon, villanize = to make a person a villain
-able/ible = capable of = enjoyable =capable of being enjoyed, collectible= capable of being
collected
-al = having to do with =electrical =having to do with electricity, astrological=having to do
with astroids
-en = to become = flatten =to become flat, sharpen = to become sharp
-ly = being= quietly= a way to be quiet, deadly =being deadly
-tion= the act of = rejection- the act of rejecting someone,
-est= the most = cleanest = the most clean = ugliest= the most ugly
er = more than something else, cleaner= more clean than, uglier = more ugly than
-less = without = childless =not having a child, pennyless =without a penny
-ful =full of = thankful = full of thanks, beautiful = ful of beauty
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Prefixes: A word part that goes at the begining of a word to change its meaning:
Un = not, to make opposite of = untied,unclear,unhealthy, unsure
Ex = out of = Exit, Exoskeleton =skeleton that is out of the body
Ex =something in the past, Ex-boyfriend,
Tele = Far away = telescope= a scope to see far away, telephone= a device to hear far away
Pre/fore =before= Forwarn=to warn before, prepare, to get ready before, Prepay= to pay before
Sub = Under = Subway= a way that is under ground, Submarine=an under water device ,
Re = again = Redo= to do it again, Reread = to read it again
Trans = across = Transport, Transformer
Super/Over = Above,Over,Extra = Supersize= above the regular size: Overbearing
Mis = Wrong, Mispell= to spell wrong, Misunderstood = to not understand correctly
Intra = within = Intrastate = within the state
Con/com/co = (put)together -connect, combine,coexist,cooperate
In,Im,= not= Inhumane= not humane(compassionate),Indispensible ( not replaceable)
Inter =between= interaction (action between people )
Anti = against = Antifreeze: Antiwar: Antagonist =a person aginst the hero in a story
Mid = half way = Midride, Middle, Mid-speech
Semi= part of = semicircle
Hemi= half = hemisphere
Uni = 1 = Unify, unicycle
Bi = two,= Bicycle
tri = three = Triangle
quad/quart = four = quadrilateral, quadruple,
Pent = 5 = Pentagon =
hex= 6 = hexagon
oct = 8 = Octopus
Dec = 10 Decimal, decade
Milli = 1,000 = Millimeter, Millipede,Million
Centi = 100 = Century, cent, Centipede
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A NOUN is a person,place,thing,idea/thought. Examples: dog,man,dream,store,father.
A VERB is an action, something that someone does. Examples: Run,sit,swim,fly, talk.
A ADJECTIVE is a word that describes or tells you about a noun. Examples: Tall,smelly,funny
A PROPER NOUN is a noun like the name of a person,place or thing. Tom,Kendale Lakes,BurgerKing
A PRONOUN is a noun that takes the place of a proper noun: he,she,they,we,us,him,her,it
All sentences have to have a noun, and a verb in them. Example: We walk. She plays.
All sentences have asubject and a predicate.
The subject tells WHO or What the sentence is about.
The predicate tells the action of the who or what.
The tall, smelly, funny man slipped on the bannana.
Parents, these State Standards and Goals are directly CORRELATED and TESTED on the FCAT!!!!!
-Students will increase vocabulary by using prefixes,suffixes,antonyms,synonyms, etc.
-Students will determine main ideas, details, and sequence of events (story elements)
-Students will identify the authors purpose
-Students will be able to compare and contrast
-Students will be able to select and use reference materials
-Students will understand plot development and conflict resolution
-Students will determine similarities and differences
-students will reognize cause and effect in stories
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