Understanding Prefixes and Suffixes

The video tutorial covers a Read 180 class session where students are celebrated for passing quizzes. The lesson focuses on understanding and using prefixes and suffixes, specifically 'dis-' and 'less', to form new words and understand their meanings. The session also emphasizes sentence structure and punctuation, with a review of key points at the end.

What was the main purpose of the class celebration?

• To celebrate students passing quizzes

• To introduce a new book

• To discuss a field trip

• To announce a new project

What did Riad predict about the book?

• It would be a historical account

• It would be about student rights

• It would be a mystery novel

• It would be a science fiction story

What literary device is used when comparing the lamp to gold?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

What is the purpose of using similes in writing?

• To create a rhyme

• To compare two things

• To describe a setting

• To introduce a character

What does the prefix 'dis' mean?

• Before

• Not or the opposite of

• With

• After

What new word is formed by adding 'dis' to 'appear'?

• Reappear

• Disappear

• Unappear

• Misappear

What does the prefix 'dis' do to the meaning of a word?

• Makes it positive

• Reverses its meaning

• Adds emphasis

• Makes it a noun

What is the role of a prefix in a word?

• To make it singular

• To change its tense

• To alter its meaning

• To make it plural

What is the effect of adding 'dis' to a word?

• It makes it positive

• It reverses its meaning

• It makes it a noun

• It adds emphasis

What does the suffix 'less' mean?

• Against

• Full of

• Without

• With