NARRATIVES If you want to continue working on your narratives, on your own time, you may. I will not start grading them until Friday. If you want help, come to tutoring on Wednesday. WORD OF THE WEEK AFFECT HTTP://PREZI.COM/DUVYAO8KIF8A/ COPY-OF-COPY-OF-JONES-MYPROFILE-TEMPLATE-SOURCE/ WORDS OF THE WEEK CAUSE EFFECT HTTP://PREZI.COM/JGQP9LHPJ3QP/CAUSE-EFFECT/ Most words used in the English language today were not originally English. These words were borrowed (taken) from other languages. The majority of English words have Latin or Greek origins. It is helpful to know some of these origins or "roots" of English vocabulary. It may be possible to guess the meaning of an unknown word when one knows the meaning of its root. Knowing prefixes and suffixes can also assist in the process. Most words are made up of various combinations of the following word parts: prefix, suffix, base word, and root. Therefore, one way to determine a word’s meaning is to break down the word into its parts and figure out the meaning of each part. http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php? video_id=126398&title=Prefixes__Suffixes__and_ Roots_Rap (Words Have Power) noun a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus. noun a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow. A base word is a complete word that can stand alone. However, other words or word parts may be added to base words to form new words. › Pre+pay = prepay The root is the part of the word that contains the basic meaning (definition) of the word. The root is the base element of the word. A root can’t stand alone as a word. › Ex: struct A prefix is a word element that is placed in front of a root or base word. A prefix changes the word's meaning or makes a new word. http://youtu.be/9EU4DtsJBY0 A suffix is a word element that is placed after the root or base word. The suffix changes the word's meaning as well as its function (use). Prefixes and suffixes are called affixes because they are attached to a root. Explore: › http://youtu.be/ZOJrjNR7ZZM › http://www2.southampton.liu.edu/academi c/pau/course/webesl.htm › http://www2.southampton.liu.edu/academi c/pau/course/webex1.htm These 20 prefixes account for 97 percent of occurrences. All other prefixes accounted for only 3% of the words. 1 un not, opposite of 26 unhappy 2 re again, back 14 return 3 in, im, ir, ill not, opposite of 11 indirect Immature, irreversible, illegal 4 dis not, opposite of 7 discover 5 en, em cause to empower 4 enjoy, 6 non not, opposite of 4 nonfiction 7 in, im in or into 4 inside 8 over too much, above 3 overgrown 9 mis wrongly 3 mistake 10 sub under, lower 3 submarine http://youtu.be/mRdMYuNeAng 11 pre before 3 prepared 12 inter between, among 3 international 13 fore before 3 foresee 14 de opposite of, down 2 descent 15 trans across 2 transport 16 super above, beyond 1 supermarket 17 semi half 1 semicircle 18 anti against 1 antisocial 19 mid middle 1 midsemester 20 under too little, below 1 underfed These 20 suffixes account for 93 percent of occurrences. All other suffixes accounted for only 7% of the words. http://youtu.be/pYdIjc85tRc 1 s, es plurals 31 boys 2 ed past-tense verbs 20 wanted 3 ing verb form/present participle 14 playing A Present Participle is used with the verb 'To Be' to indicate an action that is incomplete:Eg: I am reading / I was reading 4 ly characteristic of 7 friendly 5 er, or person connected with 4 teacher 6 ion, tion, ation, ition act, process 4 action 7 ible, able can be done 2 likeable 8 aI, iaI having characteristics of 1 final 9 y characterized by 1 funny 10 ness state of, condition of 1 happiness 11 ity, ty state of 1 activity 12 ment action or process 1 enjoyment 13 ic having characteristics of 1 comic 14 ous, eous, ious possessing the qualities of 1 serious 15 en made of 1 enliven 16 er comparative 1 bigger 17 ive, ative, itive adjective form of a noun 1 attentive 18 ful full of 1 sorrowful 19 less without 1 hopeless 20 est comparative 1 biggest