6Module 5

ENGLISHWORDS WITH AFFIXES - PREFIXES

A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development

To the Learner

Dear Learner,

Good day learner? How are you today? In the previous module youve learned about words. In this module you will learn how to decode words with prefixes.

Lets Learn This

This module will help you form new words by adding the right orappropriate prefixes. One way of expanding ones vocabulary isthrough the use of prefixes.

Lets Try This

Below are the most common prefixes un-, in-, dis-, im-, and ir-,and are often used to mean opposite of or not. Use these prefixesto complete the thought of the second sentence by supplying thecorrect word with the correct prefix. The italicized expressions areclues.

1. The princess couldnt decide who to marry. Shes still __________________________________.

2. The prince was not attentive to the princess. The prince was ______________________________.

3. The curse was quite not possible to solve. It seemed ________________________________.

4. The queen did not seem to agree with her daughtersplan. She wanted to _____________________ but could notstop her.

5. The prince was not able to satisfy the secondwitch. The second witch was _____________________.

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1 Are you done?

2 Are all of your answers like these?

1. undecided 2. inattentive 3. impossible 4. disagree 5. unsatisfied

3 Dont worry, the preceding activity will help you understandprefixes.

Lets Study This

Read the story. Answer the questions that follow.

It was Bennys twelfth birthday and the familywas preparing a big celebration for him. While waiting forthe guests to arrive, Benny went to the park to try out hisnew bicycle. While there he met misfortune. Anotherbicycle bumped him at the rear and Benny was thrown outof his seat right into the path of a speeding tricycle.Luckily the park administrator had taken precautions forsuch incidents. An announcement was made through themicrophone and the first-aid attendants came to take himto the first-aid station. We found him waiting for us atthe anteroom whiling away his time with the microscope.Bennys injuries were not serious and the birthday

celebration did not have to be postponed.

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1. Who was celebrating his twelfth birthday? 2. What happened to him when he tried out his new bicycle? 3. How did the park administrator take precautions for

such incidents?

Read the italicized words taken from the paragraph.

bicycle tricycle microphonemicroscope

misfortune precautions anteroom

1 What are placed before eachword? bi, mis, tri, pre, micro, ante

2 What does each syllable mean?

3 What do you call these syllables

Note further that these syllables come at the beginning of thebase word. You probably know by this time that these syllables areprefixes. As you can see from the examples given, you can form newwords through the use of prefixes. You can also get the meaning of aword when you know the meaning of the prefix and the base word isfamiliar to you.

The most common prefixes un-, in-, dis-, im-, and ir- are oftenused to mean opposite of or not.

Look at the examples.

impatient discomfort irresponsible unlike

illogical immature illegal disalign

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1. Study the table below. It gives you examples of three of themost affixe, number, quantity, and time.

Prefix Meaning Examplemono one monographbi two bipeds

Number tri three trianglemulti many multipurposepoly many polychromesuper great superstarmega huge megamall

Quantity macro whole, big macroeconomicsmicro tiny microorganismmini small minigroceryante before anteroompre before prewar

Time post after posttestex former ex-mayorretro back retroactive

Lets Do This

Prefix Meanings

1. Directions: Match each word with its meaning. Write the numberof the word by its meaning.

1. increase ________ become larger

2. decrease ________ become smaller

3. indirect ________ direct again

4. redirect ________ not direct5. inflate _________ to let out air

6. deflate _________ to blow air into

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2. Directions: Use the words above to complete the sentences.

1. When I ______________________ the tire, it will be flat. 2. To make more soup, ______________________ the amount of water.3. Nick took an ______________________ route to school. 4. If you are lost, a police officer can ______________________ you. 5. Here are twenty balloons to _______________________ for the

party. 6. The price of shirts will ______________________ during the big

sale.

1 Are you done? 2 Look at the Answer Key to check your answers. 3 Do not worry we will have more exercises to do.

Lets Do More8.

incorrectashoreunclearrenew 1. 7.prepayimperfectdislikemistreat 2. 6.

5.

3.

4.

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Directions: Match the words in the word box with their definitions below. Write them in the correct places in the puzzle.

AcrossDown

1. pay before 5. not like2. treat wrongly 6. not perfect3. not correct 7. make new again4. not clear 8. on shore

Did you find it easy answering the puzzle? Look at the Answer Key again to check your

answers. Write your score inside the big flower.

Lets Remember This

1 A prefix is a syllable or syllables placed atthe beginning of a base word.

2 A base word is a word that can stand on its own. It cannot be divided into smaller parts and still retain its meaning.

3 The meaning of a word can be figured out byputting together the meaning of its prefix and thebase word.

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Lets Test Ourselves

Missing PrefixesDirections: Read the story. Use the prefixes in the word box to writethe prefixes.

un tele dis re misSTAR TRIP

As usual, the Little Prince

vision. This life is very1

Mars sat in front of his big-screen

interesting, he thought. Just

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then, he heard a knock at the door, a messenger handed him a

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gram. There must be sometake, said the Little Prince. But

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when he opened the envelope, he was surprised. The happy

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frown on his face

appeared. He was going on a trip to the

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stars! The Little

Prince was

certain what to pack. He dashed

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for his

scope andmagic crystal kit.He packed and

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packed his star travel bag until everything fit.Someday he would

turn to his ownplanet, but until

then, he wasready for an

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adventure in the stars.

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1 Are you done? Look at the Answer Key again to check youranswers.

2 If your score is 8-10, Excellent, proceed directly to the nextmodule.

3 If your score is 6-7, Thats Good, answer Lets EnrichOurselves.

4 If your score is 5 and below, review the whole module.

Lets Enrich

Ourselves

Prefix Crossword1. 5. 6.

7.

2.

3. 8.

4.

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A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning.

Directions: Match the words in the word box with their definitions below. Write them in the correct places in the puzzle.

Across Down

1. not usual5. not making sense2. fill again 6. not certain3. middle of the night 7. count wrongly4. set again8. take away frost

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Answer Key

Lets Do This Lets Do MoreA. 1. prepay1. 1 become larger 2. mistreat2. 2 become smaller 3. incorrect3. 4 direct again 4. unclear4. 3 not direct 5. dislike5. 6 to let out air 6. imperfect6. 5 to blow air into 7. renewB. 8. ashore1. deflate

2. increaseLets Test Ourselves

3. indirect4. redirect 1. tele5. inflate 2. un6. decrease 3. tele

4. misLets Enrich Ourselves 5. un

6. dis1. unusual 7. un2. refill 8. tele3. midnight 9. re4. reset 10. re5. nonsense 6. uncertain 7. miscount 8. defrost

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