My View Unit 1 Week 1

-s

• suffix added to show the action is happening in the present

• prefix indicating past tense

• suffix indicating a plural form

• prefix indicating future tense

determination

• a strong desire to achieve something

• the ability to change one's mind

• will to do something

• a feeling of uncertainty

narrative nonfiction author's purpose

• to entertain

• to tell, inform, explain

• to persuade

• to criticize

-ing

• suffix added to show that the action is happening now

• prefix indicating a future action

• suffix used for past tense

• a type of conjunction

-est

• suffix added to compare three or more people or things

• prefix used to indicate the highest degree

• suffix used to form plurals

• a term for the least amount of something

independence

• freedom

• captivity

• dependence

• subjugation

confidence

• certainty

• doubt

• fear

• hesitation

specialized

• focused

• general

• common

• simple

-er

• suffix added to compare two people or things

• prefix used to indicate negation

• suffix used to form plurals

• a type of conjunction

-ed

• suffix added to show action happened in the past

• prefix indicating future action

• a type of verb form used in questions

• a noun indicating a completed action