FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
What is a prefix?
What is
is aa group
prefix?
A |prefix
of letters that can be added at the
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prefix isofa agroup
be added
at the
beginning
wordof
toletters
changethat
the can
meaning
of the
beginning
of a word
to change
the can
meaning
of the
word.
Sometimes
knowing
a prefix
help you
word.
Sometimes
knowing
a prefix
can help you
guess
the
meaning of
unfamiliar
words.
guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
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Now read this excerpt from Reading One. Notice the
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Now read words.
this excerpt
from
One.
Notice the
underlined
Answer
theReading
questions
below.
underlined words. Answer the questions below.
For many people all over the world, e-mail is the best
Forofmany
people all over
the world,
e-mail
is the best
way
communicating
quickly,
cheaply,
and easily.
way of it
communicating
quickly,
and
easily.
Because
is so fast and easy,
it ischeaply,
also very
easy
to
Because it is so. fast
and clear,
easy, it
is also
very easy to
miscommunicate
To send
easy
-to-understand
miscommunicate
send clear,
easy
-to-basic
understand
rules
of e-mail use-. To
e-mails,
follow
these
rulesnetwork
of e-mailetiquette
use- e-mails,
follow these basic
called
or” netiquette.”
called network etiquette or” netiquette.”
1- What is the difference between the two words?
1- What is the difference between the two words?
The second word is the same as the first except that it
The second
word
is the
same as the first except that it
starts
with the
prefix
mis-.
starts with the prefix mis-.
2-The prefix mis-appears in misunderstand, misuse,
2-The
prefix mis-appears
in misunderstand,
misuse,
and
misplace.
Guess the meaning
of the prefiz mis-.
and misplace. Guess the meaning of the prefiz mis-.
‘mis-’ means “incorrect”.
‘mis-’ means “incorrect”.
READ EACH GROUP OF SENTENCES. NOTICE THE UNDERLINED WORDS. ALL HAVE
THE SAME PREFIX. GUESS THE MEANING OF THE PREFIX AND WRITE THE
MEANING ON THE LINE.
a. Most doctors agree that potato chips are unhealthy for you. They suggest you eat
healthy
snacks like fruits and vegetables.
b. Why are these bills still unpaid? Don’t we have enough money in our checking
account?
c. She is so unhappy. She just found out that she didn’t do well on the last exam.
1. un- means………...…
a. I was so excited when I could finally ride a bicycle instead of tricycle.
b. In my classroom in Los Angeles, 15 of the children are bilingual-they speak
English and Spanish. One student is trilingual in Chinese Vietnamese, and
English.
c. Squares have four sides and four corners. Triangles have three sides and three
corners.
2. tri- means……..
a. I work with a lot of different people. My co-workers come from ten different
countries.
b. In most big airplanes there are two people who fly the plane: the pilot and the copilot.
c. We need to learn to work together. We need to cooperate.
3. co-means……….
a. You have a test tomorrow. So let’s review all the new vocabulary words we
learned this week.
b. The library is closed for repairs. It will re-open next week at the regularly
scheduled time.
c. My teacher says my essay is OK. She thinks if I rewrite it, it’ll be much better.
4. re-means…………
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT
PREFIX FOR EACH UNDERLINED WORD
Read the interview and fill in the blanks with words from the box.
boring
embarrassed
communicate organize
polite
received
reply
rude
subject
upset
boring
embarrassed
communicate organize
polite
received
reply
rude
subject
upset