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Lesson 5
Prefixes and roots
| in | + | sist | = | insist |
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| | in | + | spire | = | inspire |
| con | + | sist | = | consist |
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| | con | + | spire | = | conspire |
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| in | + | struct | = | instruct |
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| | in | + | clude | = | include |
| con | + | struct | = | construct |
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| | con | + | clude | = | conclude |
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| in | + | flict | = | inflict |
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in | + | cis | + | ion | = | incision |
| con | + | flict | = | conflict |
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de | + | cis | + | ion | = | decision |
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| de | + | tain | = | detain |
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| | in | + | flate | = | inflate |
| re | + | tain | = | retain |
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| | de | + | flate | = | deflate |
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| de | + | cline | = | decline |
| re | + | cline | = |
recline |
| TERMS TO KNOW: Roots are word parts that cannot stand alone. They grow into words when they are joined to prefixes (added before roots) or suffixes (added after roots).
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| 1. | What four prefixes have been added to make spelling words?
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| 2. | What nine roots are used?
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________
__________ __________ __________ __________
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| 3. | Do inflict and conflict have the same root? __________
Do they have the same meaning? __________ |
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| 4. | Do include and conclude have the same root? __________
Do they have the same meaning? __________ |
Lesson Generalization
Words can be formed by joining prefixes and roots. A root can be joined with many different prefixes. Changing the prefix changes the meaning.
| in (in, into) | + | struct (build) | = | instruct |
| con (together, with) | + | struct (build) | = | construct |
We instruct people. We construct buildings.
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