WELCOME TO
ENGLISH SOL REVIEW!
Today we are learning about w
ord parts!
Please read over the Overview & Purpose and Objectives.
They’re pretty boring, right?
We’ll break it down for you… and
try to make it fun!
If you’re super bored, how about a word puzzle?
Stay tuned for future lessons!
× Lesson 2: Analogies & Word Parts Review
× Lesson 3: Fiction
× Lesson 4: Nonfiction
× Lesson 5: Study Skills
× Lesson 6: A SURPRISE!
Reflection: How can text features help you figure it out?
But
first!
Let’s Test Your Knowledge!
AFFIXES
An AFFIX is a PREFIX, SUFFIX, or
both added to the ROOT/
base/stem word to change the
MEANING.
A PREFIX IS A WORD THAT IS IS
ADDED BEFORE A WORD TO
CHANGE THE MEANING OF A WORD.
EXAMPLE: RE- (REREAD)
Example: UN- (UNPREPARED)
ROOTS!
A ROOT is the form of a word after all AFFIXES are removed.
× A BASE WORD is a word that can STAND ALONE without affixes.
Example: “read” in the word reread
× A ROOT requires AFFIXES. Example: “bio” in the word biography
SUFFIXES
A SUFFIX is a word part that is
added after a WORD or ROOT and
changes its MEANING.
Examples: -ing (rereading)
-ed (revised)... any others?
Let’s test your knowledge!
1. What does -phobia mean? How do you know?
2. What does -ology mean? How do you know?
3. Use “dent” from dentist and “fric” from friction
to determine the meaning of dentifrice.
Word relationships
SYNONYMS
are words with SIMILAR
meanings.
Example:
KIND - thoughtful,
considerate, amiable,
gracious
ANTONYMS
are words with OPPOSITE
meanings.
Example:
succeed and FAIL
For more word relationships, see
Analogies notes on Lesson 2!
NUANCES OF MEANING (HELP DETERM
INE APPROPRIATE MEANING)
FIGURATIVE
CONNOTATIVE
TECHNICAL
uses COMPARISON
and deliberatelycrafted language to
create IMAGES in the
reader’s mind.
refers to the
EXPANDED meaning of
a word and
encompasses
EMOTIONAL feelings
that surround it
ACADEMIC language
and technical
vocabulary are
needed to express
COMPLEX ideas.
×
While LITERAL language
can be understood to
mean EXACTLY what it
says, figurative language
prompts
INTERPRETATION.
×
DENOTATION is the actual
definition, but connotation
is how people PERCEIVE
that word.
×
×
Academic language:
synthesize, relevant,
CONNOTATION
Technical vocabulary:
Author’s purpose, plot
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
× SIMILE - uses “LIKE” or “AS” to make
comparisons
× METAPHOR - DIRECTLY compares
two or more unlike things
× PERSONIFICATION - applies HUMAN
characteristics to nonhuman
objects
× HYPERBOLE - extreme
exaggeration
USING Context
● the overall meaning of a
sentence or paragraph
● a word’s position or
function in a sentence
● Use it as a CLUE to the
meaning of a word or
phrase
Let’s practice!
Directions: Read the following passages. Mark the text to
identify as many word parts (roots/affixes) as you can.
could you iden
s)
xe
ffi
/a
ts
oo
(r
s
rt
pa
d
or
w
y
an
How m
tify?
rts (like
Did you identify any other word pa
“pre”teen)?
Next lesson:
Analogies &
Word Parts
Review