Understanding What You Read Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words

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UnderstandingWhat You Read
Pssa reading prep

• Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words

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Understanding Vocabulary Words

• When you are trying to figure out the meaning of
  an unfamiliar word, it helps to try to break down
  the word into smaller parts, such as prefixes,
  suffixes, and root words.
• It also helps to look at the surrounding words in
  the sentence or paragraph in order to determine
  the meaning of the word in relative context to
  those words around it.

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Understanding Vocabulary Words

• Prefixes
• A PREFIX is attached to the BEGINNING of a word
  to modify or change the words meaning.
• On the next slide are the most common prefixes
  and their meanings.
• One of the best ways to remember the meanings of
  the prefixes is to memorize them so that when you
  see them attached to a word, you can recall the
  meaning of the prefix, and this will help you
  decipher the words meaning.

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Prefixes
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Prefixes
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Prefixes
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Prefixes
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Prefixes
Study and memorize these prefixes. You will be
tested on them. _________________________________
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Understanding Vocabulary Words

• Suffixes
• A SUFFIX is attached to the END of a word to
  modify or change the words meaning.
• On the next slide are the most common suffixes
  and their meanings.
• One of the best ways to remember the meanings of
  the suffixes is to memorize them so that when you
  see them attached to a word, you can recall the
  meaning of the suffix, and this will help you
  decipher the words meaning.

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Suffixes
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Suffixes
Study and memorize these suffixes. You will be
tested on them. _____________________
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Understanding Vocabulary Words

• Roots
• A ROOT word is a base or basic word, like a
  building block that supports the primary meaning.
  
• On the next slide are some of the most root words
  and their meanings.
• One of the best ways to remember the meanings of
  the root words is to memorize them so that when
  you see them, you can recall the meaning of the
  root, and this will help you decipher the entire
  words meaning.

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Root Words
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Root Words
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Root Words
Study and memorize these root words. You will be
tested on them. _________________________________
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