UNITI PREFIXESl'1.
Extend
-Look
for antonyms (inhale,exhale,interior,exterior,deflate,inflate)and challengestudents
to use them in sentences:Theexteriorof thelittle housewasshabbybut theinterior wasclean
nnd tidy.
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 "itt."
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:
"Give me any cardsyou have with the prefix ln- meaning 'not'."
De- occursin many words (dessert,
decade,
delicate)that do not suggest" away ftom,"
so in word hunts students need to consider the meaning of the word carefully.
AdditionalWords.
re-rearrange,reassure,recline,recoaer,reforest,refrain, reimburse,reuolt, reaolution,
repair,repellent,replacement,
respond,restrnin,reaenge,reaerse,retrieae,retreat
ex- excaaate,
excellent,excerpt,except,exception,exchnnge,
excrete,excursion,exempt,exhibit,
exodus,
exoskeleton,
exotic,erplode,export,exposure,
extent,extinct,extract,extremity
in- (in, inside) inborn, incite,incision,include,infection,inference,influence,ingredient,
injection,inquire,inscription,insight,insert,install,intrude,inuasion,inaestment
de- debug, decffiinated, decanter,decapitate,decongestant,decontaminate,deficient,
deforestation,
defuse,degenerate,
degrading,dehydrated,demerit,demolish,demoralized,denominator,
denounce,
deodorant,
deplete,
deported,
deposed,
depreciate,
depriued,
deriaed, dese
gregate,detached,
detrsct,deaiate
\-sORT 4
PREFIXES
(5U8.,COM.,PRO-,
EN.)
(Seepage 16.) In this group of prefixes the meaning of sub- and com- are straightf orward,
sub- meaning"below" or "under" as ir subway and com- meaning "wilh" ot "togethe{'
as in combine.In these words en- occurs in verbs and generally suggests "causing something to happen" as in encourage.Compare encouragewith discouragefrom an earlier sort.
Pro- is a common prefix but is harder to pin down in terms of its meaning. In these words
it suggests "for," "forwatd," or "in favor of" as in promote(literally, "to move forward").
Word hunts will turn up many words beginning withpro- whose meaning will not be
clearly related to this.
subsubway
subset
submarine
subtotal
subtitle
submerge
pro'
combine
company
companion
compouno
compress
comrade
propel
propose
protect
provider
promote
progress
enable
encourase
entrust
endanger
enforce
enlarge
AdditionalWords.
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sub- subatomic,
subcommittee,
subconscious,
subcontinent,
subculture,subliminal,subplot, subseraient,
subsidiary,
subsidize,
substandard,
subtraction,
subtrahend,
subterranean,suburban,subaersiae
com- committee,
commune,
communicate,
communism,
community,compact,
compassion,
compatible,
competition,
compile,complement,
component,
composite,
comprise