Selasa, 03 Januari 2012

RECOGNIZING THE STRUCTUR OF WORD


1)      Recognizing the structure of words; Prefix, Roots, Suffix
Ø  Prefix is a group of letters with a special meaning appears in front of a word(beginning, in front of the root)
Ø  Root is the basic part of a word.
Ø  Suffix is a group of letters with a special meaning appears at the end of a word(after the root)
The kinds of root + root:
©  Verb + verb =stir, fry
©  Noun + verb =hand wash
©  Adjective + verb =dry clean, white wish
©  Preposition + verb =outrun, overcook
©  Noun + adjective = sky high
©  Verb + noun =swear wood, playtime
©  Preposition + adjective =underfull
©  Noun + noun= hairnet, astronoust, telephone, chalkboard.
©  Adjective + noun =blackboard
©  Preposition + noun= outspot, overcoat.

Prefix                                                                    Meanings                                                                   example
A                                                                             not, without                                                              amoral
In                                                                            not                                                                                 insensitive
Im                                                                           not                                                                                 immobile
Anti                                                                        against                                                                         antisocial
Mono                                                                    one                                                                                monologue
Circum                                                                  around                                                                         circumscribe
Ex                                                                            out of                                                                           expel
Super                                                                    above                                                                           superior
Trans                                                                     across                                                                           transition
Poly                                                                        many                                                                            polygon
Multi                                                                      many                                                                            multicolored
Auto                                                                      self                                                                                autograph
Tri                                                                           three                                                                            tripod

Root                                                                       Meanings                                                                   Example
Cred                                                                       believe                                                                         credible
Equ                                                                         equal                                                                            equate
Fac,fact                                                                 do,make                                                                      factory
Nomen                                                                 name                                                                            nominal
Pos                                                                         place                                                                             position
Spic,spec                                                              look                                                                               spectator
Vert                                                                       turn                                                                               subvert
Voc                                                                         call                                                                                 evoke

Suffix                                                                    Meanings                                                                   Example
-able                                                                      able to be                                                                   manageable
-ance                                                                     relating to                                                                   resistance
-ion                                                                        state of,                                                                       union
-or                                                                          one who                                                                      instructor
-full                                                                        full of                                                                            wishfull

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