英国老师授课讲义模板wordpartsbook.ppt

Copyright 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Adapted fro Guide to College Reading, 8/eKathleen T. McWhorter Learning Word Parts PowerPoint by Gretchen Starks-Martin St. Cloud State University, MN Copyright 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers THIS CHAPTER WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO: Figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words Use prefixes, roots, and suffixes Copyright 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers FINDING MEANINGS IN COMPOUND WORDS A new word formed by two words that are put together is called a compound word. Waterproof water + proof Horseshoe horse + shoe Endpoint end + point Checklist check + list Outcome out + come Copyright 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers FINDING MEANINGS IN COMPOUND WORDS Some words appear frequently in compound words. The word under, for example, is common: undertow underage underachiever undergo undercover Copyright 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers LEARNING PREFIXES, ROOTS, AND SUFFIXES The word trichromatic can be divided into three parts: its prefix, root, suffix. Prefix - tri - (“three”) Root - chrome (“color”) Suffix - atic (“characteristic of”) Copyright 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Words Can Have More Than One Prefix, Root, or Suffix Words can be made up of two or more roots (geo/logy). Some words have two prefixes (in/sub/ordination). Some words have two suffixes (beauti/ful/ly). A word is built upon at least one root. Copyright 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Words Do Not Always Have a Prefix and a Suffix Some words have neither a prefix nor a suffix (read). Others have a suffix but no prefix (read/ing). Others have a prefix but no suffix (pre/read). Copyright 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers The Spelling of Roots May Change As They Are Combined With Suffixes Different prefixes, ro