07. No More Car Wash Blues
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Chapter: 07. No More Car Wash Blues
Word Wonder: Unlocking Word Power with Prefixes and Suffixes!
Words are like building blocks, and sometimes we can add small pieces to them to change their meaning or how they are used. These small pieces are called prefixes and suffixes!
Understanding Prefixes (The “Before” Pieces):
A prefix is a group of letters that you add to the beginning of a word. When you add a prefix, it changes the meaning of the original word. Often, prefixes can turn a word into its opposite or add a new idea to it.
Let’s look at some examples:
By learning common prefixes, you can guess the meaning of many new words!
Understanding Suffixes (The “After” Pieces):
A suffix is a group of letters that you add to the end of a word. Suffixes also change the meaning of the original word, but they can also change the word’s part of speech (like changing a verb into a noun, or a noun into an adjective).
Let’s look at some examples:
A Note on Infixes:
The content mentions infixes (like in “cupsful” from “cupful”). These are sounds or letters inserted within a word to produce another word. While common in some languages, they are very rare in English, with “cupsful” being one of the few accepted (though somewhat archaic) examples for forming plurals of compound nouns. Focus mostly on prefixes and suffixes as they are much more common and useful in English.
A. Use the prefixes in the box to make new words from the words given below.
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box adding the suffixes as indicated in the brackets.
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