INFERRING MEANING OF

BORROWED WORDS
USING ROOTS, PREFIXES AND
SUFFIXES
Lesson

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Inferring Meaning of Borrowed
Words Using Roots

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SPELLING BEE: WRITE
THE CORRECT SPELLING
OF THE WORD.YOU WILL
BE GIVEN 15 SECONDS TO
YOUR ANSWER.
OVERCOMING
NERVOUSNESS​
Confidence-building strategies
Words of the Week:
1.Aquatic
2.technology
3.tranquility
4.spree
5.journey
6.beverages
7.artificial
8.biology
9.microorganism
10.submarine
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WHAT I KNOW
TRY AND LEARN

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1.The original word or base word is called

A. prefix C. suffix

B. root word D. word

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WHAT I KNOW
TRY AND LEARN

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2. The base word in heterogeneous is

A. hetero C. tero

B. hete D. gene

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WHAT I KNOW
TRY AND LEARN

​3. According to the root/affix, disarm means

A. deprive of weapons C. before

war

B. war time D. after war 8

WHAT I KNOW
TRY AND LEARN

​4. What is the root word of technology?

A. logy C. ogy

B. techno D. tech

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WHAT I KNOW
TRY AND LEARN

​5. Can you measure the circumference of this circle? The

root word circum means _______.

A. size C. area

B. around D. smoothness

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 WHAT’S NEW
FIND AND LEARN

Directions: Identify the root of each word and write them in your

notebook.

1. biology 2. aquatic 3. submarine

4. microorganism 5. ornamental

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 WHAT IS IT
READ AND LEARN

bio aqua marine micro ornament

These words are called root words. ​

Root Words are the basic words to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added to form

the new word.

The ideal way to use root words is to produce multiple words based on the same root.

Also, you can use the root word to infer the meaning of the word. Many English root words are

common Latin and Greek roots and knowing them can help you understand many English
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words
WHAT I KNOW
TRY AND LEARN

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TRY AND LEARN

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What I Can Do

Directions: Choose a word from the box and combine it to the given word to form a
new word. Then, infer the meaning of the new words using roots.

dis multi scend hyper homo pre

Example: _pretest a test given before the start of the lesson

MEANING
1. _______ active _________________________________

2. _______appear __________________________________
3. _______colored __________________________________
4. ______nym __________________________________
5. dis_________ __________________________________

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HOMEWORK:
Directions. Read the words carefully. Identify the root word and write its
meaning.
Root Word Meaning
1. polygon ______________ _____________
2. psychology ______________
_____________
3. maternal ______________
_____________
4. omniscient ______________ _____________
5. equivalent ______________
_____________

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Lesson

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Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words Using Prefix

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Directions: Read and understand each question carefully and
choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

1. The prefix “pre” can be added to which

of the following words?
A. determine B. conscious
C. discover D. mortem

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2. The prefix “poly” in the word
“polygamy’ expresses
_____________.
A. zero C. one
B. many D. none

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3. Which of the following is an
example of a prefix?
A. -ness B. -tion
C. co- D. -ity

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4. In the word “unilateral,” the
prefix “uni” refers to
_____________.
A. opposite C. again
B. single D. none

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5. Choose the correct prefix to make a new
word matching the given definition:
_________ pour = heavy rainfall.
A. over C. down
B. sub D. up

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Prefixes are affixes that are placed at the beginning of a word

to modify or change the meaning of that word. The prefix re-

means again, dis- means apart of away from, and un- means

not. Hence, your knowledge of the meaning of function of the

prefix can help you infer the meaning of the word.

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Lesson

Inferring the Meaning of Borrowed Words Using

Suffix

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Directions. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if it is incorrect.

TRUE
__________ 1. Prefixes are syllables or group of
syllables added at the beginning of words to change the
meaning or function.

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FALSE 2. “I enjoyed watching the
__________
beautiful scenery while riding my new
bicycle.” The underlined word uses
the prefix -ing.

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TRUE
__________ 3. “Are the weathermen able to
forecast weather conditions more accurately
now?” The underlined word in an example of
prefix.

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FALSE 4. The patient underwent an
__________
abdominal ultrasound to check the condition of
his internal organs. The
underlined word uses prefix to-.

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 TRUE 5. “ I am optimistic!” The word
__________
optimistic has a prefix “optimist”, which means
hopeful and confident about the
future.

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Read the dialog below. Observe accuracy, appropriate rate
and proper expressions in reading the dialog. Answer the
questions that follow.
Pre-reading: Are you a pet lover? Do you have pets at
home? Can you guess what the story
all about?

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Cedrick: Aya, you have a beautiful dog. Does he provide
protection for your family as well?
Aya: Yes, we feel safer with him around. He is also an excitable
and playful dog, to say the least. Sometimes he can be
handful.
Cedrick: I’m sure he can be a distraction when you are
trying to work from home.
Aya: He wants my attention all the time. At times, I want to
medicate him to calm him down, but I wouldn’t really do
that to him.

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Suffixes are word parts added at the end of the root word to change the

meaning of that word. There are suffixes that came from foreign origin.

We borrowed these to form a new word. We need to learn the meaning of

these foreign words as we modify the words using these suffixes. From

these meaning, we can now form base words into new words using the

foreign origin

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Directions. Give the root word and the suffix of the
following words.
1. devotee 6. mortgage
2. benevolence 7. honorary
3. forgery 8. critic
4. pulverize 9. lifelong
5.archaic 10. Forward

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Assignment:

Directions.
A. Add the appropriate suffix to each word to form a new word. Use
the given
clue inside the parenthesis.

1. mission (undertaking a mission) ________________

2. trust (one to whom something is entrusted)
_____________________
3. loose (to make looser) ________________________
4. crystal (to cause to form crystals) ____________________
5. coward (lack of courage) _____________________
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