Wednesday November 4 th, 2015 Today’s Agenda: 1.Affixes & Roots mini-lesson 2.Affixes & Roots Group Activity Homework: Identity Novel Conference Form = Friday 11/6 (bring novel to class)
Morphology Denotation: The study of how words are formed. morph-ology morph: formology: study of
Affixes and Roots Building Blocks of Words
Roots Denotation: Letters used to form words. Groot says that roots can unlock the meaning of the whole word. He also says, “I am Groot.”
Origin of words Many of the words we use today originate from Greek and Latin roots.
Affixes Denotation: Letter or letters added to a base word or a root to create a new word. Two types of affixes: prefix and suffix prefix: affix that comes before the base word suffix: affix that comes after the base word
Types of Affixes beginningend prefixsuffix
Can you guess the meaning of the affixes in these words?
exclude (v) To leave out
excruciate (v) to cause severe pain
ex-boss (n) former boss
front of note card ex prefix definition: out, formerly, thorough When used with a hyphen - it means formerly
back of note card excerpt: (n) connotation: -0- denotation: a passage taken out of a book sentence: They read an excerpt from the Miracle Worker in class.
Are You Ready?
hypochondria Obsession with believing one has a serious illness, Underestimating one’s health
hypodermic below the skin
front of card hypo root definition: below, beneath
back of note card hypothesis (n) connotation: -0- denotation: educated guess, a proposed explanation made with limited evidence sentence: I will test my hypothesis with an experiment.
composure (n) state of self control
conspire (v) to plan together a wrongful act
front of note card con/com affix definition: with, together
back of note card contingent (adj.) connotation: -0- denotation: dependent on something else. sentence: Going to the movies is contingent upon my homework completion.
Guess again.
metabolism (n) all chemical reactions within the body to sustain life
metamorphosis (n) change in form
front of note card meta root definition: change, beyond
back of note card metastasize (v) connotation: - denotation: spread beyond one location and into another sentence: The cancer metastasized to the nearby organs.
Let’s try another!
incision (n) surgical cut
decisive (Adj ) making a firm decision
front of card cis root definition: to cut
back of note card concise (v or adj.) connotation: + definition: giving information clearly and with few words sentence: Please be concise when giving advice.
One More!
perseverance the act of doing something despite difficulty
pervade to spread to every part
front of note card per prefix definition: very
back of note card peruse (v) connotation: -0- denotation: read carefully, study in detail sentence: The detective perused the document for clues.