1. And why should we study them?

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n7OLlQ6OtQ

3. I know that was cheesy…. Oh well

4. Knowing the "building blocks" of the English language - prefixes, suffixes and root words - helps you to understand a word's meaning and spelling convention. Often you can guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word if you know the meaning of its parts; that is, the root and any prefixes or suffixes that are attached to it.

5. A word root is a part of a word. It contains the core meaning of the word, but it cannot stand alone.

6. A prefix is also a word part that cannot stand alone. It is placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

7. A suffix is a word part that is placed at the end of a word to change its meaning.

8. #1-5

9. Meaning(s): With, Together, very Examples: coauthor – writer who collaborates with another author coeducation – educating males and females together

10. Meaning Up against, in the way Examples : Object – to be against something Opposition – the act of resistance or action against

11. Meaning : Without, not Examples : abyss – without bottom anhydrous – without water

12. Meaning : Alongside; contrary Examples : parasite – an organism that lives on and off another living being parallel – alongside and always an equal distance apart

13. Meaning : Around Examples : circumnavigate – to sail around circumscribe – to draw around

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