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USING PREFIXES, SUFFIXES AND ROOTS TO FIND THE MEANING OF A WORD To understand the meaning of a long word, you can often divide the word into parts.  \nLook at the word unjustifiable.  \nTo better understand its meaning, you can divide the word into three parts:  \nunjustifiable = (adjective) not having the ability to give a good reason.  \nKilling innocent people is unjustifiable.  \nThe word unjustifiable is created out of three parts:  \nun is a prefix. (It comes before the main part of the word.)  \njustify is the root. (It is the main part of the word.)  \nable is a suffix. (It comes after the main part of the word; like many suffixes, it changes the part of speech; e.g. , verb Æ adjective. )  \nHere are some common prefixes, roots, and suffixes.  \nBecoming familiar with these will help you guess the meaning of many words.  \n\n| Prefixes | Meaning |\n| --- | --- |\n| a-/an-/ab- | not |\n| anti- | against |\n| de-/di- | away from |\n| contra-/\u003Cbr>contro- | against |\n| ex-/extra- | from, out of, former |\n| in-/im- | into or not |\n| inter- | between |\n| re- | back, again |\n| super- | above, extra |\n| sym- | with, together |\n| trans- | across, over |\n| un- | not |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n\n\n| Roots | Meaning |\n| --- | --- |\n| chron(o) | time |\n| dic(t) | tell, say |\n| duc | lead, bring, take |\n| form | make/shape |\n| path | feeling,\u003Cbr>disease |\n| morph | form |\n| port | carry |\n| spic/spec(t) | look, see |\n| terr(e) | land, earth |\n| vert | turn |\n| vis/vid | see |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n\n\n| Suffixes | Meaning |\n| --- | --- |\n| adjective suffixes |  |\n| -able/-ible,\u003Cbr>-ic, -ous, -y | having a\u003Cbr>quality |\n| -al | referring to |\n| -ful | having a lot\u003Cbr>of a quality |\n| noun suffixes |  |\n| –ion, -ness,-ty/-y | a state/ condition |\n| -er/-or, -ist | one who |\n| -ship,\u003Cbr>-hood | referring to |\n| -ology | the study of |\n| verb suffixes |  |\n| -ate, -fy\u003Cbr>-ize | to make |\n\nEXERCISE 1 (Have a tutor help you.)  \n1. Divide the words below into their parts (roots, prefixes , and suffixes) .  \n2. Combine the meanings of each part to find the meaning of the word.  \n3. Use the suffix to identify the part of speech of the word (e.g. , noun, adjective) .  \n\n| Word | Meaning | Part of Speech |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| a/morph/ous | having no fixed form or shape | adjective |\n| contradiction |  |  |\n| pathology |  |  |\n| terrestrial |  |  |\n| transformation |  |  |\n\nEXERCISE 2 (Have a tutor help you.)  \nMatch the correct prefixes and/or suffixes with the roots below to create English words. Then, in the table below , write the words you have created, what part of speech they are, and what they mean.  \nprefixes: trans- in/im-  contra- inter- re- un-  \nroots: vis spect chrono form port path dict   \nsuffixes: -ion -or/-er -ible/-able -ology -ic -al -ful  -ize  \n\n| Word | Part of Speech | Meaning |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Trans/port/ able | adjective | can be shipped or sent across distances |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n\nEXERCISE 3 (You can do this on your own. )  \nCreate cards to help you learn prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Follow the example below Review the cards many times until you can remember the meaning of the prefix, suffix, or root.  \n-Front of card- -Back of card-  \n(part of word) (words containing the part)  \nspic/spec(t)  \ninspect spectator","cbCaiu9pBrNZQ6Iu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu9pBrNZQ6Iu","pdf",76026,"English","# Using Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots to Find the Meaning of a Word\n## Word-part breakdown (prefix, root, suffix)\n## Common prefixes, roots, and suffixes\n## Exercises for practice (1-3)","[{\"question\":\"How can you find the meaning of a long word?\",\"answer\":\"Divide the word into parts—prefixes, roots, and suffixes—then combine the meanings of each part to form the overall meaning.\"},{\"question\":\"What do prefixes, roots, and suffixes do?\",\"answer\":\"A prefix comes before the main part, the root is the main part, and a suffix comes after the root and can change the word’s part of speech.\"},{\"question\":\"How do Exercises 1 and 2 help you practice?\",\"answer\":\"Exercise 1 has you divide words into parts and use the suffix to identify the part of speech. Exercise 2 has you match prefixes and suffixes with roots to create real words and record their meanings.\"}]","Using Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots to Find the Meaning of a Word | PDF",1790888084]