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UNITI PREFIXES
"under the covers." Compare and contrast preseason/postseason,
,
forethought/afterthought
andforeword/afterword.
The latter word pair may be illustrated by showing the studentsl_..
a book that has a foreword and an afterword. A foreword is usually written by someone
other than the author. If the word prefacedoes not come up in this discussion,you may
chooseto mention it: It literally means "to speakbefore" and, in contrast to a foreword,
is usually written by the author.
Pre'
fore-
post-
prepare
predict
preface
prehistoric
precede
prefix
preseason
preposition
prewar
foretell
foreman
foreword
forefathers
foresight
forethought
postpone
postwar
postseason
postdale
posttest
afternoon
aFterword
afterthought
aFtertasle
AdditionslWords.
pre-precedent,
predate,predetermine,
preexisting,prejudice,preliminary,premier,premium,premonition,
preoccupied,
preaentatiae,
preaious
fore- forecourt,forefinger,foregone,foreground,forehand,foreknowledge,
foreordained,
ng
forepaw,forerunner,foreshadow,
forezuarni
post- posthumous,
postscript,
postcolonial,
postdated,
postmortem,
posterior,
postmodern,
postgraduate
lafter- afterlife,aftermath,afterfficts, afterglow,aftershocks,
afteruorld
soRT3
PREFTXES
(RE-,EX-,tN-, DE-)
Demonstrate,Sort,and Reflect
(Seepage 15.) Introduce this sort in a manner similar to Sort 1 but be aware that many of
these words do not have a base that stands alone. Begin the discussion with words that
have a base word that is clearly affected by the prefix and can be interpreted literally.
Replay means to "pray again" or "prayback." some words cannot be interpreted so literally but should be words that are familiar to the students. For example, they should be
able to see how inflate and interior are related to "into" even though the base words are
unclear in meaning. Re- can mean either " again" ot "back," ex- means " out of" ot "bey ond," de- means "to take aw ay," and in- is revisited here in words where it means " trtto"
or "inside" as in inflate.
replay
reappear
reclaim
reconsider
reruns
research
reaction
inflate
interior
inhabit
inmate
install
inhale
exhale
exile
explore
excess
exhaust
exterior
deflate
deFrost
deprive
decrease
delete
UNITI PRTFIXES1,1
Extend
-
Look for antonyms (inhale,exhale,interior,exterior,deflate,inflate)and challengestudents
to use them in sentences:Theexteriorof thelittle housewasshabbybut theinterior wasclean
andtidy.
Take all the in- words from last week and this week and mix them up. Then ask
students to sort them by whether the meaning refers to "not" or "ifi."
Create the card game Quartet described in Chapter 8 of WTW using the eight prefixes covered so far. Require students to add the meaning when they ask for matches:
"Cive me any cards you have with the prefix in- meantng'not'."
De- occursin many words (dessert,
decade,
delicate)that do not suggest" away frorn,"
word
hunts
students
need
to consider the meaning of the word carefully.
so in
Words.
Additionol
re- rearrange/reassure,recline,recouer,reforest,refrain, reimburse,reaolt, reaolution,
repair,repellent,replacement,
respond,restrain,reaenge,ret)erse,
retreat
Tetrieae,
ex- excaaate,
excellent,excerpt,except,excEtion,exchnnge,
excrete,excursion,exempt,exhibit,
exodus,
exaskeleton,
exotic,explode,
export,exposure,
extent,extinct,extract,extremity
in- (in, inside) inborn,incite,incision,include,infection,inference,influence,ingredient,
injection,inquire,inscription,insight,insert,install,intrude,inassion,inaestment
de- debug, decffiinated, decanter,decapitate,decongestant,decontaminate,deficient,
deforestation,
defuse,degenerate,
degrading,dehydrated,demerit,demolish,demornlized,denominator,
denounce,
deodorant,
deplete,
deported,
depreciate,
depriaed,
deposed,
deriaed,desegregate,
detached,
detract,deaiate
\-5ORT 4
PREFIXES
(SUB.,COM.,PRO.,EN.)
(Seepage 16.)In this group of prefixes the meaning of sub- and com-are straightforward,
sab-meaning "below" or "under" as in subwayand com-meaning "with" ot "together"
as in combine.In thesewords en- occursin verbs and generally suggests"causing something to happen" as in encourage.
Compareencourage
with discouragefrom an earlier sort.
Pro-is a common prefix but is harder to pin down in terms of its meaning. In thesewords
it suggests"for," "fotwatd," or "in favor of" as in promote(literally,"to move fotward").
Word hunts will turn up many words beginning withpro- whose meaning will not be
clearly related to this.
prosubway
subset
submarine
subtotal
subtifle
submerge
combine
company
companion
compound
compress
comrade
propel
propose
protect
provider
promote
progress
enable
encourage
entrusl
endanger
enforce
enlarge
Additionol Words.
l-
subcommittee,
sub- subatttmic,
subconscious,
subcontinent,
subculture,subliminal,subplot, subseraient,
subsidiary,
subsidize,
substnndard,
subtersubtraction,
subtrahend,
ranean,subwrban,
subaersiae
corn-committee,
communt,communicate,
communism,
compassion,
community,compnct,
compatible,
competition,compile,complement,
component,
comprise
composite,