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English
Quarter 3 – Module 2
Inferring Meaning of Content Specific Terms
Using Affixes, Roots and Other Strategies
English – Grade 6
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Quarter 3 – Module 2: Title: Inferring Meaning of Content Specific Terms Using
Affixes, Roots and Other Strategies
First Edition, 2021

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English
Quarter 3 – Module 2
Inferring Meaning of Content Specific Terms
Using Affixes, Roots and Other Strategies
Introductory Message

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 What I Need to Know

This module provides varied activities that will help you learn about how
present a coherent, comprehensive, report on differing viewpoints on an issue.
LC code: EN10LC-IIId-3.18

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

 Infer meaning of content specific terms using affixes, roots and
other strategies.

What I Know
Directions: Study the following sentences. Select the word or word group that has the
same meaning as the underlined word. Write the letter of your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

_______ 1. The damage done by the fire was dreadful and we almost lost everything
that we have.
a. amusing
b. could not be explained
c. terrible
d. unimportant
_______ 2. Some people are willing to wait for the vaccine, but others are impatient.
a. anxious
b. calm
c. pleased
d. reluctant
_______ 3. Medical doctors and nurses as frontliners are compassionate to the pitiful
patients.
a. cruel
b. mean
c. merciless
d. sympathetic
_______ 4. He added the invaluable painting to his collection of works of art.
a. futile
b. paltry
c. priceless
d. worthless
_______ 5. The man felt foolish when he locked himself out of his own house.
a. reasonable
b. sensible
c. stupid
d. wise

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 _______ 6. What was uncommon about our weather this year was the heavy rainfall.
a. customary
b. exceptional
c. ordinary
d. usual
_______ 7. Because of the series of typhoons visiting our country, the supply of food is
becoming insufficient.
a. enough
b. inadequate
c. plenty
d. satisfactory
_______ 8. Remove the load gradually so it will not fall.
a. at once
b. quickly
c. slowly
d. surely
_______ 9. My friend sells her car to me in a very reasonable price.
a. extravagant
b. insane
c. irrational
d. practical
_______ 10. The people never distrust their Barangay Chairman because he is always
true to his words and firm with his decisions.
a. belief
b. doubt
c. faith
d. reliance

What’s In

Directions: Read each pair of words. Write S if the pair of words is synonym and A if it is
antonym. Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers.

_____ 1. brave – coward

_____ 2. functional – useful
_____ 3. exact – accurate
_____ 4. keep – destroy
_____ 5. escape – stay
_____ 6. clever – wise
_____ 7. mix – combine
_____ 8. ending – beginning
_____ 9. famous – popular
_____ 10. strength – weakness

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 What’s New

Readers are frequently frustrated when they meet unfamiliar vocabulary words as they read.
But jumping up and grabbing a dictionary takes too much time. Readers need to take what they
know and gather clues in the text to decode the meaning of vocabulary.

One of the important skills to improve vocabulary for effective reading and listening is
inferring unknown words from context and using word structure to decode unfamiliar
vocabulary. A useful technique involves studying the word structure to identify word roots and
understand word parts or affixes (suffixes and prefixes).

In this lesson, you will learn the significance of inferring meaning to help you understand the
text you are reading. Before you explore more about the topic, let us look at a reading passage
that will require you to decode some complex technical terms (highlighted) you will meet in
the text by inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words using affixes, roots, and other strategies.

Directions: Read the passage and then answer the questions that follow. Analyze the word
structure of the unknown/highlighted words to work out their meaning.

This piece of historical article focuses on the documentation of Spanish

records pertaining to the establishment of the town of Baliwag, Bulacan in the late
1500s up to 1800s which depicted the missionary activities of Spanish friars including
the accounts of towns and settlements which they had founded within their jurisdiction.
This preliminary bibliographic survey yielded 20 documents with the earliest imprint
date of 1763. Seven documents were written by Spanish historians, 3 documents were
written by American historians and the remaining 10 documents were written by
contemporary Filipino authors and historians. This brief survey redefines the religious,
social, cultural, and economic formation which the town of Baliwag underwent during
Spanish colonial period.
https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=1970

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1. What town was established in the late 1500s up to 1800s?
______________________________________________________________________
2. Who had missionary activities which was depicted during that time?
______________________________________________________________________
3. How many documents were yielded form the preliminary bibliographic survey?
______________________________________________________________________
4. Are these documents important? Why?
______________________________________________________________________
5. How significant is this piece of article to the people of Baliwag?
______________________________________________________________________

What is It

Read the following sentences from the given passage.

1. This piece of historical article focuses on the documentation of Spanish

records pertaining to the establishment of the town of Baliwag.
2. This preliminary bibliographic survey yielded 20 documents with the
earliest imprint date of 1763.
3. This brief survey redefines the religious, social, cultural, and economic
formation which the town of Baliwag underwent during Spanish colonial
period.

Now, read the following highlighted words.

historical establishment bibliographic imprint redefines

Do you understand the words? Yes or No? ______

Do you consider them difficult words? Yes or No? ______
Can you give the meaning of each word? Yes or No? ______

As mentioned earlier in the previous part of this module, it is possible to understand

the meaning of these words by using the technique that involves studying the word structure
by identifying the word roots and understand word parts or affixes (suffixes and prefixes).

The English language has units of meanings. The smallest unit of meaning in the
language is called a morpheme. Some morphemes can stand alone as words. Some
morphemes are called base or root words.

A root word has its own meaning and stands on its own. Play, follow, build are
examples of root words. You can make new words from it by adding beginnings or prefixes.
Word roots can also be combined with suffixes or endings.

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 Some letters are added to the root words to form new words. If the letters are added
before a word, they are called prefixes. If the letters are added after a word, they are called
suffixes.

Take a look at the same difficult words included in the reading passage again and
study how to use word morphology or word structure to work out the meaning of the unknown
words. Analyze the table below.

Words with Prefix or

Root word Meaning New Meaning
affixes Suffix
(n.) events and
(adj.) belonging to
historical history information about -cal
the past
the past
(n.) the action of
(v.) to make firm or
establishment establish -ment establishing
stable
something
(n.) list of the (adj.) relating to
bibliographic bibliography -ic
sources used bibliography
(n.) a printer's or
(v.) transfer of text or publisher's name,
imprint print im-
images to paper address, and other
details in a book
(v.) give the meaning (v) define again or
redefines define re-
of differently

Prefixes have meanings that come from ancient Greek and Latin. Among the most
familiar prefixes are those that mean no.

Among the common no prefixes are:

il im in ir dis mis non un
Examples:
illegal immature inattentive
irregular disable misbehave
noncompliance unknown

One group of prefixes can show position. These are:

ad inter trans super sub in
Examples:
adventure international transport
superhero subtitle incur

One group of prefixes show time. These prefixes show time:

pre ante re ex post
Examples:
preplan antecedent renew
postwar ex-convict

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 Suffixes can make a word/stem of a word a noun, verb, or adjective. A suffix can also
make a transition in the degree of an adjective or in the tense of the verb.

Some suffixes indicate “persons”. Examples of these are:

-or -er -ist -ian
They mean one who makes, studies, does or performs.
Examples:
governor painter
pianist musician

Some suffixes appear so often at the end of adjectives. These

suffixes are called adjective suffixes. These are:
-ive -able -ful -al -ous -ish -ent -ary -some
Examples:
selective enjoyable boastful
logical glorious foolish
confident honorary tiresome

Some suffixes are added to verbs to form nouns. These suffixes

are called noun suffixes. These common noun suffixes are:
-age -ment -hood -ism -dom -ance -ness -ion
Examples:
coverage employment childhood
heroism freedom acceptance
happiness action

What’s More

Independent Activity 1

Directions: A. Copy the words on your answer sheet and circle the prefix of each word.

1. intercontinental
2. underestimate
3. submarine
4. redistribute
5. non-living

B. Copy the words on your answer sheet and underline the suffix of each word.

1. observer
2. achievement
3. remembrance
4. cooperation
5. pretentious

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Independent Assessment 1

Directions: A. Choose the word with the prefix in each group of words below. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. repel rebound remnants

2. decode decision decade
3. telephone headphone earphone
4. inertia innate input
5. presume preserve president

B. Choose the word with the suffix in each group of words below. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. artist art arts

2. roof roofs roofing
3. cheer celebrates celebration
4. smart brilliance intelligent
5. back backward straight

Independent Activity 2

Directions: Reach each clue below. Form a word that matches the clue by drawing a line to
connect an affix to a root. Then write each word next to each clue. Use a separate
sheet of paper for your answers.

dis- ● ● ordinary king ● ● -ance

extra- ● ● natural appear ● ● -ness
under- ● ● agree excite ● ● -dom
over- ● ● time bright ● ● -ity
super- ● ● sized human ● ● -ment

1. outward look or aspect ____________________

2. a region ruled by a king
3. fail to agree
4. human beings collectively
5. live longer than
6. a feeling of great enthusiasm
7. beyond the bounds of reason
8. state of reflecting light
9. surpassing what is natural
10. below normal in size
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________

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Independent Assessment 2

Directions: Complete the crossword puzzle by using the clues below. Each root word uses
affixes to form a new word. Copy the crossword puzzle on a separate sheet and
answer.

C E

Across Down
3. happy 1. eat too much
4. middle of the field 2. one who serves
6. yearly celebration 4. to spell incorrectly
7. small book 5. state of being weak
8. play again
9. not usual

Independent Activity 3

Directions: Complete the table below. Combine the roots with the given affixes to form new
words and infer the meaning of each new word. Copy the table on your answer
sheet.

Prefix or
Root word New Word New Meaning
Suffix
1. behave mis-

2. official un-

3. cartoon -ist

4. sleep -less

5. poison -ous

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Independent Assessment 3

Directions: Look at the illustrations. Identify the word with affixes that will label each. Then
write a simple sentence using the word you give. Use the answer sheet for your
answers.

Word with Prefix/Suffix Sentence

1. _______________ ________________________________

2. _______________ ________________________________

3. _______________ ________________________________

4. _______________ ________________________________

5. _______________ ________________________________

What I Have Learned

Directions: Based on what you have learned from the previous parts of this module, complete
each given statement about the lesson. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. One of the important skills to improve vocabulary for effective reading and listening
is ________ unknown words.

2. A useful technique involves studying the word structure to identify word _______
and understand word ________.

3. The smallest unit of meaning in the language is called a __________.

4. If the letters are added before a word, they are called __________.

5. If the letters are added after a word, they are called __________.

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 What I Can Do

Directions: Create a 3 to 5 sentence paragraph to the questions below. Use at least 5 words
with prefixes and 5 words with suffixes. Box the words to indicate your answers.
Write the paragraph on the space provided.

What special event or occasion do you remember about your barangay? How is it
being celebrated? ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Assessment

Directions: Read each sentence and note the italicized word in it. Infer the meaning of the
words using roots and affixes. Choose the letter of the correct answer from the
words and phrases that follow. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
_______ 1. If you continue to read, you can cope with the influx of information.
a. books
b. group
c. high price
d. pouring in
_______ 2. Lany made several unsuccessful attempts to reach you by telephone.
a. effective
b. failed
c. popular
d. rich
_______ 3. Remove the load gradually so it will not fall.
a. at once
b. rapidly
c. slowly
d. surely
_______ 4. Can anyone really be infallible?
a. always correct
b. intelligent
c. often wrong
d. weak

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 _______ 5. A selfless 90-year-old woman is working day and night to knit sweaters to
send to the typhoon victims.
a. selfish
b. no name
c. likes to wear sweaters
d. cares more about others than herself
_______ 6. Ignoring the pain, he knelt and said his prayers.
a. forgetting
b. embarrassed by
c. suffering from
d. paying no attention
_______ 7. The studio received many requests to rebroadcast the television program.
a. exit
b. leave
c. replay
d. stop
_______ 8. The baby’s wet diapers made her uncomfortable.
a. difficult
b. easy
c. happy
d. relaxed
_______ 9. The pupils asked sensible questions.
a. foolish
b. irrational
c. practical
d. thoughtless
_______ 10. My sister became forgetful after undergoing several operations.
a. always remembering
b. inclined to forget
c. keep in mind things
d. memorize all

Additional Activities

Directions: A. Infer the meaning of the words using roots and prefix.

Meaning of
Words Root Word Prefix Whole Meaning
Prefix

1. semi-circle

2. preheat

3. dishonest

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 4. imperfect

5. nonmetallic

Directions: B. Infer the meaning of the words using roots and suffix.

Meaning of
Words Root Word Suffix Whole Meaning
Suffix

1. friendship

2. consultant

3. odorless

4. composer

5. disturbance

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What I Know
1. c 6. b
2. a 7. b
3. d 8. c
4. c 9. d
5. c 10. b
What’s In
1. A 6. S
2. S 7. S
3. S 8. A
4. A 9. S
5. A 10. A
What’s New
1. Baliwag
2. Spanish Friars
3. Twenty documents
4. Yes, because it’s redefining the religious, social and economic formation of Baliwag.
5. Answers may vary.
What’s More
Independent Activity 1
A. 1. intercontinental B. 1. observer
2. underestimate 2. achievement
3. submarine 3. remembrance
4. redistribute 4. cooperation
5. non-living 5. pretentious
Independent Assessment 1
A. 1. rebound B. 1. artist
2. decode 2. roofing
3. telephone 3. celebration
4. input 4. brilliance
5. preserve 5. backward
Independent Activity 2
1. appearance 6. excitement
2. kingdom 7. extraordinary
3. disagree 8. brightness
4. humanity 9. supernatural
5. overtime 10. Undersized
Answer Key
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Independent Assessment 2
Independent Activity 3
1. misbehave - disobey
2. unofficial - unauthorized
3. cartoonist - artist Accept other answers.
4. sleepless - restless
5. poisonous - toxic
Independent Assessment 3
1. teacher - __________________________________
2. bicycle - __________________________________
3. cartoonist - __________________________________ Answers may vary.
4. sleepless - __________________________________
5. poisonous - __________________________________
What I Have Learned
1. inferring
2. roots, parts
3. morpheme
4. prefix
5. suffix
What I Can Do
Answers may vary.
Assessment
1. d 6. d
2. b 7. c
3. c 8. a
4. a 9. a
5. d 10. b
Additional Activities
A.
Words Root Word Prefix Meaning of Prefix Whole Meaning
1. semi-circle circle semi- half a half of a circle
2. preheat heat pre- prior to heat beforehand
3. dishonest honest dis- apart, not intended to cheat
4. imperfect perfect im- not not perfect
5. nonmetallic metallic non- not being a nonmetal
B.
Words Root Word Suffix Meaning of Suffix Whole Meaning
1. friendship friend -ship used to form noun alliance
2. consultant consult -ant one that performs specialist
3. odorless odor -less without unscented
4. composer compose -r one who performs creator
5. disturbance disturb -ance quality or state commotion
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 References
A. Books/Printed Materials

Donkor, Melanie G. Reading Network 6 3rd Edition. Quezon City: Sibs Publishing House,
Inc, 2015.

Santiago, Erlinda M., and Ganchorre, Vida Socorro P. Developing My English Power
Reading 6. Tarlac City: Books on Wheels Enterprises, 2004

Chiu, Menelea M., and Santos, Isabelita M. Enhancing Reading Skills 6. Quezon City:
Saint Matthew’s Publishing, 2003

Curriculum Implementation and Learning Management Matrix. MELC English 6. page 98

B. Electronic Sources

Buenrostro, Juan C. “Baliwag in the Colonial History of Bulacan: A Brief Historiography”

Accessed January14, 2021
https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=1970

https://www.coursehero.com/file/52680711/Inferring-meaning-of-borrowed-words-and-
content-specific-terms-usingdocx/

https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/pte-success/0/steps/164881

https://www.slideshare.net/vicenteTavera/context-clues-and-affixes-amp-roots

https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=1970

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/establish

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf

https://www.lessonplanet.com/teachers/affixes-and-roots

https://englishlinx.com/suffixes/

https://www.google.com/search

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