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Lesson 2:
(Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words (Affixed)
What’s In ……………………………………………………………….1
What is It ……………………………………………………………….2
Lesson 3
(Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words (Blended)
What’s In ………………………………………………………………. 7
What is It ………………………………………………………………. 8
In this module, we will learn different language arts skills across listening,
speaking, reading, writing and viewing. Language learning in this module will be all
focused as we will learn strategies to unlock unfamiliar words in the different lessons
presented.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will
be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
Lesson
Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words
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(Affixed) Based on Text Clues, Synonyms and
Antonyms
What’s In
Start this lesson with a review. Take the activity below. Please read the series of
directions given.
Exercise A
Directions: Below are some nouns. Add one of these suffixes (-ship, -ness,-less, -ment, -
ion, -dom) to the words below to make a new word.
1. citizen + _____________
2. govern + ____________
3. free + _______________
4. good + ______________
5. perfect + _____________
Exercise B
Directions: Combine the prefixes on the left with the words on the right to form new
words, using a line.
1. in regular
2. il agree
3. non complete
4. dis stop
5. ir legal
What I Need to Know
Learning Objectives:
1. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words (affixed) based on given text clues,
synonyms and antonyms
2. Follow directions carefully.
3. Write the meaning of the given affixed words.
What’s New
Are you familiar with the words shown inside the box? Familiarize these words. To do
this, you are going to follow the directions given below. Try to analyze the missing word.
Fill in the missing word to complete the idea. Choose the right word inside the box.
__________ are sometimes called postfixes, word endings that add a certain meaning to
the word. They also change the function or speech part of the base word.
__________ are a type of affix that are placed at the beginning of a word to modify or
change the meaning of that word. Your knowledge of prefix helps widen your vocabulary
and boost your reading comprehension.
What is It
Affix/es- a letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end
of a word to change its meaning: a prefix or suffix
Examples:
-ance, -al, -able, -ous, -ness, un-, dis-, mis-, ex-, ir- and more
attendance, additional, adorable, glorious, madness,
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Suffixes are sometimes called postfixes, word endings that add a certain meaning to the
word. They also change the function or speech part of the base word.
Prefixes are a type of affix that are placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change
the meaning of that word. Your knowledge of prefix helps widen your vocabulary and
boost your reading comprehension.
Note:
To get the meaning of a word, it must be used in a context and there is a clue.
When we say context clue, it means you get the meaning of the word as it is used with
other words. Therefore, the words that precede and follow an unfamiliar word will help
you get its specific meaning. The word or is a signal that a meaning for a new word will
follow.
What’s More
Directions: Change the nouns below into a new word by adding -or, -ly,
-less, -ian, -ic at the end of each word. Write your answers on your
paper.
1. home
2. act
3. love
4. majesty
5. music
Activity 2 (PREFIX Activity):
Directions: Form new words by adding re-, super-, sub-, trans-, and pre- to the
following words.
1. view
2. conscious
3. store
4. agent
5. gender
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What I Have Learned
Directions: Read the questions below. Infer the meaning of the affixed word used in
each item. Then, encircle the word that best answers each question. Use
separate sheet of paper.
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What I Can Do
Directions: Fill in the missing part of the table below. The first one is done for you. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
courtship
review
misplace
impatient
rewrite
References
Key to Correction
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What’s In What’s More What I Have Learned
Exercise A
1.-ship Activity I.
2.-ment 1.homeless 1.active
3.-dom 2.actor 2.environment
4.-ness 3.lovely 3.creative
5.-ion 4.majestic 4.logical
5.musician 5.patriotic
Exercise B 6.proposal
1.complete Activity II. 7.substantive
2.legal 1.preview 8.tropical
3.stop 2.subconscious 9.biological
4.agree 3.restore 10.sympathetic
5.regular 4.superagent
5.transgender
What’s New
1.Affixes
2.Suffixes
3. Prefixes
What I Can Do
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(Blended) Based on Text Clues,
Synonyms and Antonyms
What’s In
You will do this activity as a review before you will start with the new lesson.
Follow carefully the given directions.
Learning Objective:
1. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words (blended) based on given text clues,
synonyms and antonyms
2. Read sentences that show blended words
3. Write the correct blended words to complete the idea
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What’s New
Before having a new lesson, you will analyze the given statement below. Are you
familiar with the words written inside the box? For you to be able to answer the
statement, read and understand then follow the directions carefully.
Complete the statement by filling in the blanks with the words that you will get inside the
box.
ANTONYMS SYNONYMS
What is It
Blended words are two words joined together by taking parts of both words and
combining the parts into a new word.
Sometimes called portmanteau words (French word for suitcase), blended
words consist of two words whose parts are “folded” into one forming
new word with another meaning.
Examples
Read the sentences. (Text Clues)
I ate my brunch at the canteen since I haven’t eaten my breakfast and lunch.
Elsa sends mail through her electronic computer last night but Anna read her email the
next morning.
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Read and observe the following words:
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS
smassy smart, rude Smassy unwise, timid
multiplex multiple, complex Multiplex single,simple
Antonyms are words with opposite meaning. Unfamiliar words can be defined
through antonyms. Such as smassy = unwise timid
multiplex = single simple
What’s More
Exercise I. Look for the meaning of the underlined words through Text Clues. Use
separate sheet of paper.
1. Due to the smoke of kaingin and the fog in the mountain, the farmers cannot see
clearly because of the smog.
A. Kaingin and forest
B. Fog and Mountain
C. Smoke and fog
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2. Mang Juan used the hybrid seedlings of squash that gave him an enormous and
giant harvest; he was able to sell his ginormous products at high price.
A. Giant and enormous
B. Seedlings and products
C. Hybrid and squash
Exercise II. Arrange the jumbled letters to get the synonyms or antonyms of the
following words.
1. INTERNATIONAL NETWORK – T E N I N E R T
2. EMOTION ICON - COMOENTI
Exercise III. Look for the word parts of the following words inside the treasure box.
Write the answer beside the given word part.
1. Cyborg =_______________+_____________
2. Bash = _______________+______________
Treasure Box
Cybernetic
Organism
Smash
Bang
smash
Organism
I. Directions: Infer the meaning of the unfamiliar words (blended). Use separate sheet
of paper for your answer. The first one is done for you.
1. Anna must have an analysis with her urine. She will undergo urinalysis
tomorrow.
urinalysis = means chemical analysis of urine
2. Everyone loves wifi for many reasons. This wireless fidelity is very useful
nowadays.
______________________________________
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3. Many of us learn to express our feelings through blogs, we can write our concern
in a web and then log it in.
______________________________________
4. Hospitals use intercom in every room so that every patient’s concern may be
paged in this international communication for their convenience.
______________________________________
5. Wireless modem is a necessity among professionals. This wireless modulator and
demodulator brings convenience wherever the needs occur.
___________________________________
II. Directions: Infer the meaning of the unfamiliar words by analyzing its word parts.
Example: brunch = breakfast + lunch
1. Cellophane = ______________+______________
2. Slithy = ______________+______________
3. Spanglish = ______________+______________
4. Emoticon = ______________+______________
5. Smog = ______________+______________
What I Can Do
Directions: Supply the blend word for each set of entry. Then, use the portmanteau
words to complete the sentences below. Do this on your paper.
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6. The polluted skyline of most industrial cities is covered with __________.
7. The higher the number of ___________ a camera has, the better quality of a
picture taken is.
8. A good number of __________ participated in the recent air show at Clark Field.
9. To __________ your thumb is to show that you are not interested in doing
anything.
10. A ________ between the umpire and the players caused the suspension of the
championship game.
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Key to Correction
What’s In
What’s More
What I Can Do I. 1. C What I Have Learned
1. B
2. B I. 2. A
1. 3.smog
N
4. N II. 1. urinalysis meansWORLD
1.INTERNET- urine analysis
WIDE WEB
2. 5.twiddle
B 2. wifi means wireless fidelity
2.EMOTICON- KEYBOARD CHARACTERS
3. 6.pixel
B
7. N 3. blogs
OFmean web log
EMOTION
4. paratroops What’s New
8. N III. 4. intercom means
1.cybernetic + international
organism communication
5. 9.hassle
B
10. B 5.(in any order) modulator and demodulator
modem
2. bangmeans
+ smash
6. smog
II.
7. pixel
synonyms, antonyms,1.context clues,
cellulose and word parts.
+ diaphane
8. paratroops
9. twiddle 2. slimy + lithe
10. hassle 3. Spanish + English
4. emotion + icon
5. smoke + fog
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References
English 5 1st Quarter DepEd K12 Teacher’s Guide & Learner’s Material,
Curriculum Guide, 203https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blend_word, p.95-98
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