Overview
Students should be able to identify the basic root words. Explain those words in sentences of their own. Use prefixes to generate words which are antonyms of given words. Use those words in sentences of their own.
What you'll learn
- Prefixes
- ‘un”,’mis’,il,in,im, etc. ‘un’ health – unhealthy
- Belief – unbelief
- ‘mis’ spell- misspell
- Understand – misunderstand
- ‘il’
- Legitimate – illegitimates
- ‘in’
- Adequate – inadequate
- Equality – inequity
- Appropriate – inappropriate
- ‘im’
- Possible – impossible
- Polite – impolite
- Mature – immature