Sunday, March 29-9Honors

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SUNDAY 29+03 - Prefixes and Suffixes Review

Lesson Objective

Students review and apply knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to understand word meaning and parts of speech.

AERO Standards: L.9-10.4, L.9-10.6

Bell Ringer: How Do We Form New Words? How can adding letters to the beginning or end of a word change its meaning? Give one example.

What is a prefix?

Write 3 words with prefixes.

What is a suffix?

Write a word ending in the suffix ''-tion''

Prefix

Suffix

Write one word with a prefix and one word with a suffix.

Identify the affix and explain how it changes the meaning.

Fearless → "-less" means without, so fearless means "without fear" and turns the noun 'fear,'' into the adjective ''fearless''

What's a prefix or suffix you remember? Type it!

Fill in the blanks

Instructions: Match each prefix to its meaning.

Prefix Meaning

un- ⬅️ not, opposite of

re- ⬅️ again, back

pre- ⬅️ before

mis- ⬅️ wrong, badly

dis- ⬅️ not, opposite

de- ⬅️ remove, reverse

sub- ⬅️ under, below

inter- ⬅️ between, among

opposite of

re-

before

mis-

wrong, badly

opposite

de-

reverse

under

inter-

among

Fill in the blanks

Instructions: Match each suffix to its meaning.

Suffix Meaning

-less ⬅️ without

-ful ⬅️ full of-er /

-or ⬅️ one who does

-able / -ible ⬅️ capable of

-ment ⬅️ state of, act of

-tion ⬅️ state of, result of

-ness ⬅️ condition, state of

without

-ful

-or

-ible

capable of

state of

-tion

condition

What is the meaning of 'rewrite'?

A

Write before

B

Write again

C

Write under

D

Write incorrectly

What does 'preview' mean?

A

View again

B

View incorrectly

C

View before

D

View after

What does 'misunderstand' mean?

A

Understand again

B

Understand fully

C

Understand before

D

Understand incorrectly

What does the suffix '-less' mean?

A

without

B

capable of

C

full of

D

one who does

What part of speech is 'joyful'?

A

adjective

B

adverb

C

noun

D

verb

What does the suffix '-er' indicate?

A

full of

B

state/result of

C

one who does

D

without

What is the meaning of 'comfortable'?

A

without help

B

state/result of

C

capable of / worthy of

D

one who does

What does the suffix '-ment' signify?

A

full of

B

capable of

C

state / result of

D

one who does

Common Misconceptions - Biography

Common Mistake: Some students think biography contains the prefix bi-.

Correct: The prefix is bio- (meaning "life"), not bi-.

• bio- = life

• graphy = writing

• biography = writing about a life

Which word contains the prefix "bio-" (life)?

1

bicycle

2

bilingual

3

biopsy

4

binoculars

Exit Ticket

Write a short, dramatic paragraph (3–5 sentences) describing the most unreasonably terrible, comically cursed, or hilariously humiliating day you've ever had (or can imagine). In your paragraph, you must invent and use at least one new word formed with the prefix mis- (meaning "wrongly" or "badly") OR the suffix -less (meaning "without"). Define your new word within the paragraph itself through context, creative suffering, or shameless explanation.

Example: It was a truly coffeeless morning: a cruel and unjust punishment in which the coffee maker simply refused to function, leaving me to face the world as a hollow, uncaffeinated shell of a human. Then, just as I thought things couldn't worsen, I experienced a catastrophic mis-shoe event, wherein I confidently left the house wearing two completely different sneakers and didn't notice until a kindergartner pointed it out with devastating honesty. By lunch, I had become sockless, having somehow lost both socks inside my own boots like they'd been claimed by a parallel dimension.

Write quickly; suffer creatively.

📖 Today We:

• Reviewed common prefixes and suffixes

• Practiced building and breaking down words

• Corrected common mistakes