PREFIXES & SUFFIXES

STRAND: WORD RECOGNITION & VOCABULARY

FOCUS QUESTION:

What was Jamaica's road to independence?

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE:

Use prefixes and suffixes to change word meaning.

CONTENT SUMMARY:

Common Suffixes in English

Suffix	Meaning	Example
-ment	condition of	argument, endorsement, punishment
-ness	state of being	heaviness, sadness, rudeness, testiness
-ship	position held	fellowship, ownership, kinship, internship
-sion, -tion	state of being	concession, transition, abbreviation

ENGAGE

Students I want you to examine the chart below and let's have a discussion on what it is depicting.

Are you familiar with the word affix? What is an affix? Do you know what prefixes and suffixes are?

EXPLORE

Now can you find a partner and let's do this activity below.

Now students did you notice anything about the new words formed. Let's go through them individually.

You would have noticed that the prefixes and suffixes changed/altered the meanings of the words.

EXPLAIN

Can you now differentiate between a prefix and a suffix?

How many words can you get when you combine prefixes and suffixes to the root words below?

EXTEND/ELABORATE

Now I want you to search as many text as you can  and the internet to find the meaning of some of the prefixes and suffixes. If you read through the content of this lesson you will be able to see some. See how many more you can find.

EVALUATION

Complete the activities below.

Attach prefixes to form the opposite of the words below.