Word Work Week 1
Focus for the Week:
➢ Homographs: words that are spelled the same but are
pronounced differently and have different meanings
object, object)
➢ Suffixes: -ade, -ant, -est
➢ Prefixes: under-, circu-, uni-
(Ex:
Spelling Word List:
1. object
2. sense
3. minute
4. meet
5. wallet
6. underneath
7. minus
8. produce
9. circumstance
10. circumference
11. unique
12. homograph
Prefixes
Underundercover
Meaning
below
Examples
underground,
Circu-
around
circumference, circulate
Uni-
one
uniform, unicycle
Suffixes
Meaning
Examples
-ade
action or process
-ant
one who
servant, assistant
-est
most
smallest, fastest
blockade, parade
Homograph
Homograph: words that are spelled the same
but sound different and have different
meanings
Homo- = same
-graph= writing
Some examples:
Object: a thing
Object:
to state disagreement
Minute: 60 seconds
Minute: extremely tiny
Conduct: behavior
Conduct: to lead
Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefix
★
Prefixes are groups
of letters placed before
words or roots. Prefixes
modify or extend the
meanings of words or
roots.
○
Example: “pre”
means before. The
word “pretest”
means before the
test.
Suffix
★
Suffixes are groups
of letters attached to the
ends of roots, words or
word groups. Suffixes
serve a grammatical
function. A suffix can
indicate the part of
speech (noun, verb,
adjective, adverb).
Suffixes can also modify
and extend meaning.
○
Example: “-ly”
means “in a way that
is” so “beautifully”
means in way that is
beautiful.