Vocab Monday!

Turn in your Comp Bk to page:

1

When you see a pencil icon on a slide, it means you need to do some writing. Either take notes on the information in your comp book or follow the writing directions on the slide.

The pencils will be different, so pay attention!

Remember this color code!

  

Prefixes

are

PURPLE Roots

are RED

Suffixes

are

GREEN

Prefix:

ac-

Here are two words beginning with the prefix

ac-

:

ac

celeration and

ac

celerate

Can you determine the meaning of the prefix

ac-

from this sentence?

The race car

ac

celerated with lightning speed as the driver rounded the last curve of the track.

The prefix

ac-

means: toward, near.

Can you list some other words beginning with the prefix

ac-

?

You have 30 seconds … GO!

Now share your word list with a partner or the class.

Pay Attention!

Not all words beginning with

ac

have the meaning of the prefix

ac-

.

The letters

AC-

must be used as a prefix .

Non-example: act The letters

ac

are not used as a prefix in the word act.

Now write a sentence with the word

ac

company , which means: to go along or in company with  Make sure your sentence has ten words or more! Be prepared to share your sentence with a partner or the class.

Root:

anim spirit, life Sample Words

: • •

Anim

al

(any of a kingdom of living things ) •

Anim

ated

(endowed with life or the qualities of life )

Anim

ator

(one who gives a picture life)

Choose one of the sample words or use your own example of a word with the and write a sentence with 10 words or more.

root

anim

   Example: Before Disneyland was built, Walt Disney was well known as a famous cartoon

anim

ator.

Your turn! Now read your sentence to your partner, or be prepared to read it to the class.

What do the following words have in common?

sunshine gasoline imagine masculine equine feminine (copy only the word list into your notebook)

Words ending with the suffix –ine mean: like, of, or related to Example: The doctor told my mother to rinse her sore throat with a sal solution.

ine Sal ine = of or related to salt.

Choose two of the words you just wrote which ended with the

suffix ine

  Write the definition of the words using what you know about the

suffix –ine.

For example: Sunsh

ine

to the sun = like or related

Review

The prefix

ac-

: toward or near The root

anim

: spirit, life The suffix

–ine

: like, related to