Build a Word

Build a Word

by Marissa Danielsen

​Prefixes

​In English, you can memorize certain beginnings to help you understand new words you may have never seen before.

Multiple Choice

What do you think 'un' means in the word 'unhappy'?

• not

• very

• quite

• a little

​'un' - not

​unhappy - not happy

​uncut - not cut, raw

​unfriendly - not friendly

​uncooked - raw, not cooked

​undo - reverse the thing ( ctrl+Z )

​Suffixes

​Suffixes are the ends of words. Example:

​Teach is a verb.

​A person who teaches is called a teacher.

Multiple Choice

A person that works on a farm is called a 

• farmer

• grower

• planter

Word Formation​ and roots

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​English has borrowed from many languages

Latin, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Scandinavian, Japanese, Arabic and more

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​Sometimes we smush these different languages together to form a new English word

​Word smush (portmanteau)

​Many English words are combinations of smaller words smushed together.

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​This is a pineapple.

​A combination of pinecone and apple.

​Latin Roots

​This pokemon is called Arcanine in English.

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arcane: ancient, mysterious

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canine: of or relating to dogs

​Latin Roots Example - Aqua

​Aqua means water

​rium - a place where things are kept

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​Aquarium - a water tank with living water creatures

​Greek Roots

​This pokemon is called Bulbasaur in English.

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​bulb: a type of plant

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-saur: Greek suffix meaning ‘lizard’

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Multiple Choice

What are these called?

• pokemon

• megasaurs

• dinosaurs

• animals

​Greek Roots

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​​Insta - Instant, quick (from latin instare)

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Gram - writing

​other examples: grammar

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similar to telegram

​graph - drawing/picture

​photograph - light picture (Taken with a camera)

​geography - earth picture (map)

​biography - life story (A story of a person)

​gram - writing

​grammar

​diagram

​anagram

​hologram

​telegram

​photo - light

​photograph - light picture (taken with a camera)

​photosynthesis - how plants eat with sunlight

Multiple Choice

A picture taken with a camera is called a....?

• photogram

• telegram

• instagraph

• photograph

​tele - long/distant

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​teleport - move long distances in a second

​telephone - long sound (phone means sound)

​telework - work from home

​television - long distant vision (TV)

​telescope

​Common roots

​photo - light

​graph - drawing/picture

tele - long/distant

kine - movement

port - to move

​path - emotions/thoughts

Multiple Select

What move can this pokemon use?

• telekinesis (move items with his mind)

• teleportation (travel long distances in a second)

• telepathy (read people's thoughts or feelings)

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