literate.
1. Add suitable prefixes to the words in bold italics to fill in the blanks.
a. The grandmother wasili
b. The grandmother was happy because her granddaughter was not it..caring.
c. I told my sister not to be unfeeling; it is not good to be maks
sensitive
d. The criminal escaped because he was .identified.
e. I did not want to know what had happened. I was ...............interested.
f. The narrator kept on talking. His story seemed to be ........
..........ending.
g. I was very rude to the people. My mother was ...............pleased.
h. I did not expect my cousins to come. So the meeting was expected.
i. I did not find the keys. I had ..............placed them.
j. She was very wise although she was
.........schooled.
Answers
Answer:
be
was
her
sold
well
Gail
Explanation:
please Mark as brainliest
Explanation:
aning Example
dis not, opposite of dis + satisfied = dissatisfied
mis wrongly mis + spell = misspell
un not un + acceptable = unacceptable
re again re + election = reelection
inter between inter + related = interrelated
pre before pre + pay = prepay
non not non + sense = nonsense
super above super + script = superscript
sub under sub + merge = submerge
anti against, opposing anti + bacterial = antibacterial
Exercise 1
Identify the five words with prefixes in the following paragraph, and write their meanings on a separate sheet of paper.
At first, I thought one of my fuzzy, orange socks disappeared in the dryer, but I could not find it in there. Because it was my favorite pair, nothing was going to prevent me from finding that sock. I looked all around my bedroom, under the bed, on top of the bed, and in my closet, but I still could not find it. I did not know that I would discover the answer just as I gave up my search. As I sat down on the couch in the family room, my Dad was reclining on his chair. I laughed when I saw that one of his feet was orange and the other blue! I forgot that he was color-blind. Next time he does laundry I will have to supervise him while he folds the socks so that he does not accidentally take one of mine!
Collaboration
Please share with a classmate and compare your answers.
Exercise 2
Add the correct prefix to the word to complete each sentence. Write the word on your own sheet of paper.
I wanted to ease my stomach ________comfort, so I drank some ginger root tea.
Lenny looked funny in his ________matched shirt and pants.
Penelope felt ________glamorous at the party because she was the only one not wearing a dress.
My mother said those ________aging creams do not work, so I should not waste my money on them.
The child’s ________standard performance on the test alarmed his parents.
When my sister first saw the meteor, she thought it was a ________natural phenomenon.
Even though she got an excellent job offer, Cherie did not want to ________locate to a different country.
With a small class size, the students get to ________act with the teacher more frequently.
I slipped on the ice because I did not heed the ________cautions about watching my step.
A ________combatant is another word for civilian.
Suffixes
A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word to create a new meaning. Study the suffix rules in the following boxes.
Rule 1
When adding the suffixes –ness and –ly to a word, the spelling of the word does not change.
Examples:
dark + ness = darkness
scholar + ly = scholarly
Exceptions to Rule 1
When the word ends in y, change the y to i before adding –ness and –ly.
Examples:
ready + ly = readily
happy + ness = happiness
Rule 2
When the suffix begins with a vowel, drop the silent e in the root word.
Examples:
care + ing = caring
use + able = usable
Exceptions to Rule 2
When the word ends in ce or ge, keep the silent e if the suffix begins with a or o.
Examples:
replace + able = replaceable
courage + ous = courageous
Rule 3
When the suffix begins with a consonant, keep the silent e in the original word.
Examples:
care + ful = careful
care + less = careless
Exceptions to Rule 3
Examples:
true + ly = truly
argue + ment = argument
Rule 4
When the word ends in a consonant plus y, change the y to i before any suffix not beginning with i.
Examples:
sunny + er = sunnier
hurry + ing = hurrying
Rule 5
When the suffix begins with a vowel, double the final consonant only if (1) the word has only one syllable or is accented on the last syllable and (2) the word ends in a single vowel followed by a single consonant.
Examples:
tan + ing = tanning (one syllable word)
regret + ing = regretting (The accent is on the last syllable; the word ends in a single vowel followed by a single consonant.)
cancel + ed = canceled (The accent is not on the last syllable.)
prefer + ed = preferred
Exercise 3
On your own sheet of paper, write correctly the forms of the words with their suffixes.
refer + ed
refer + ence
mope + ing
approve + al
green + ness
benefit + ed
resubmit + ing
use + age
greedy + ly
excite + ment
Key Takeaways
A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word that changes the word’s meaning.
A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word that changes the word’s meaning.
Learning the meanings of prefixes and suffixes will help expand your vocabulary, which will help improve your writing.
Writing Application
Write a paragraph describing one of your life goals. Include five words with prefixes and five words with suffixes. Exchange papers with a classmate and circle the prefixes and suffixes in your classmate’s paper. Correct each prefix or suffix that is spelled incorrectly.