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English
Quarter 3 - Module 1
Inferring Meaning of Borrowed
Words Using Roots, Prefixes
and Suffixes

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Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words

Using Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

COVER PAGE i
COPYRIGHT PAGE ii
TITLE PAGE iii
INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS iv
OVERVIEW vi
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS vii

Lesson 1 – Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words Using Roots 1

What I Need to Know 1

What I Know 2
What’s In 2
What’s New 3
What is It 3
What’s More 4
What I Have Learned 5
What I Can Do 5
Assessment 6
Additional Activities 6
Answer Key 7
References 7

Lesson 2 – Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words Using Prefix 8

What I Need to Know 8

What I Know 8
What’s In 9
What’s New 9
What is It 9
What’s More 11
What I Have Learned 11
What I Can Do 12
Assessment 12
Additional Activities 13
Answer Key 14
References 14

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Lesson 3 – Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words Using Suffix 15

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What I Need to Know
What I Know 15
What’s In 16
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What’s New
What is It 17
What’s More 18
What I Have Learned 18
What I Can Do 18
Assessment 19
Additional Activities 19
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Answer Key 20
References

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 MODULE 1

Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words

Using Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes

OVERVIEW

Welcome to this module! As a grade six learner, you must be very eager to start
with the learning activities prepared for you. The activities in the module have been
designed to provide you with rich and stimulating learning experience that will help
you communicate better in English and enhance your understanding to different
stories. You will do in a little while, but before you do, try to familiarize yourself with
the different parts of this module. It is important that you should know and follow
what each part covers so that you can achieve the learning objectives for each part.

The different parts of the module are presented with headings and icons.
Familiarize yourself with these headings and icons so you would know what to do in
each part.

This module has three lessons:

● Lesson 1: Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words and Content Specific
Terms Using Roots
● Lesson 2: Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words and Content Specific
Terms Using Prefixes
● Lesson 3: Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words and Content Specific
Terms Using Suffixes

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

1. Infer meanings of borrowed words using roots (EN6VC-IIId-12.4.1.3)
2. Infer meanings of borrowed words using prefixes (EN6VC-IIId-12.4.1.3); and
3. Infer meanings of borrowed words using suffixes (EN6VC-IIId-12.4.1.3)

1. General Before you go further, you should

Instructions remember the following:
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● do not put some markings on this Module as there are still other learners who will
be using it. Use a separate notebook as a COMMUNICATIVE JOURNAL to keep
your answer in each activity. Be sure to LABEL your work according to the
Module, lessons and the date you work on it;
● each Module has a brief instruction and followed by a list of objectives. Read
them and follow instructions carefully;
● before going over the activities, answer the PRE-TEST or WHAT I KNOW first.
Then, find out how well you did by checking your answers given in the self-
assessment activity. Each activity must be according to the objectives of this
Module. Note the skills or strategies you tried to develop; and
● after each activity, you need to go over the items which you think you failed.
Take the POST TEST or ASSESSMENT when you think you have mastered all
the activities.

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 Lesson
Inferring Meaning of
1 Borrowed Words Using
Roots

Grade VI, Quarter 3, Module 1

Hello, learner! Welcome to this English 6 Third Quarter Self-Learning Module. As

a Grade Six learner, you must be very eager to start with the learning activities prepared
for you. The activities in the lesson are designed to provide you with rich and stimulating
learning experience in English that will help you communicate effectively and enhance
your knowledge to different affixes and roots. You will do in a little while, but before
doing so, try to familiarize yourself with the different parts of this module. It is important
that you should be alert and follow what each part covers so that you can achieve the
learning objectives.
This material guides you to learn on inferring meaning of borrowed words using
roots and help you familiarize with the different affixes that are used to connect base
words and their meanings.
We hope that this simple material would inspire you to learn and can make you
enjoy while learning from this at home. Remember, learning by your own is an
achievement. It is a great challenge and if you do it sincerely with a heart then you will
succeed.
The different parts of the lesson are presented with headings and icons.
Familiarize yourself with these headings and icons so you would know what to do in
each part.

What I Need To Know

After going through this lesson, you should be able to:

1. infer meaning of borrowed words using roots (EN6V-IIId-12.4.1.3);

2. write the meaning of borrowed words using roots; and
3. show openness to criticism (EN6A-IIId-18).

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 What I Know
Try and Learn

Directions: Read and understand each question properly and choose the correct answer.

1. The original word or base word is called ______________.

A. prefix B. root word C. suffix D. word

2. The base word in heterogeneous is ____________.

A. hetero B. hete C. tero D. gene

3. According to the root/affix, disarm means __________.

A. deprive of weapons B. war time C. before war D. after war

4. What is the root word of technology?

A. logy B. techno C. ogy D. tech

5. Can you measure the circumference of this circle? The root word circum means _______.
A. size B. around C. area D. smoothness

What’s In
Let’s Recall
Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Infer
the meaning of the underlined words using
context clues.
1. The tranquillity of the park soothed Ana. It was so quiet that she fell asleep.
A. excitement B. sleepiness C. peacefulness
2. On his birthday, Mark and his friends went to the park for a picnic and to enjoy a biking
spree.
A. boring B. show C. weary
3. A long journey on foot along a mountain pass could be hard and tiring.
A. crawl B. stay put C. travel
4. At the restaurant, we were offered a variety of beverages like milk and iced tea.
A. bread B. drinks C. silverware
5. The artificial flowers looked real to me. I was surprised when I found that they smelled like
plastic.
A. fake B. original C. colorful

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 What’s New
Find and Learn

Directions: Identify the root of each word and write them in your notebook.

1. biology 2. aquatic 3. submarine 4. microorganism 5. ornamental

What Is It
Read and Learn

Read the following words.

bio aqua marine micro ornament

These words are called root words.

Root Words are the basic words to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added to
form the new word.
The ideal way to use root words is to produce multiple words based on the same
root. Also, you can use the root word to infer the meaning of the word. Many English root
words are common Latin and Greek roots and knowing them can help you understand many
English words

Study the chart below.

Latin Word Meaning English Word Meaning

growing or living in or taking
aqua water aquatic
place in water
bene well beneficial promoting good

cedere To move, go, or yield proceed to go forward

dicere to say dictate to say aloud

interject to throw, in between things,
jacere to throw
to insert
magnus Great magnify make larger

major greater majority greater part

maternal inherited or derived from a
mater mother
mother
belonging or related to submarine underwater or undersea
marinus
water
maximus greatest maximum greatest possible

optimus best optimum the best point or degree

Ornare To equip, to adorn Ornamental To add beauty or accessory

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 Sequi To follow Sequel That which follows
Inspect To examine or to look over
Spere to look
closely
Tenere To hold Maintain Keep up, uphold

Videre To see Revise Look over and change

Vivere To live Survive Live longer than

Greek Meaning
Meaning English Word
Word
arche beginning archaic of beginning or earlier time
study of life or living
bios- life biology
organisms
glossa tongue glossary list of words

kosmos order, world cosmos orderly system

to study, branch of biology study of life or living
logos
study organisms
barometer an instrument used to
metron measure measure atmospheric
pressure
microorganism a minute (very small) living
micro small organism, or life form such
as bacteria, protozoa, others
monotone a single tone (without tone or
mono single, alone
variation of speech)
Thermometer an instrument used to
thermos hot, glowing or boiling
measure temperature

The above chart highlights how you can learn multiple words from the same root.
You can build groups effectively based on root words and use these to learn multiple words
at the same time. Through this, you are on your own way in defining English words.

What’s More
Try and Learn
Directions: Infer the meaning of the words in
Column A using the underlined roots and match
its meaning to Column B.

Column A Column B
1. biology A. relating to motherhood
2. aquarium B. a vehicle with one cycle
3. monocycle C. a device that controls heat
4. thermostat D. a branch of science that deals with the study of life
5. maternal E. a transparent tank of water where fish are kept

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 What I Have Learned

How do you infer the meaning of borrowed words?

I can infer the meaning of borrowed words using _______________________________.

A. Directions: Identify the roots and give its meaning. Choose your answer from the
box below.

Root Meaning
1. telephone ____________ ___________________
2. paternal ____________ ___________________
3. speaker ____________ ___________________
4. dermatitis ____________ ___________________
5. octagon ____________ ___________________

skin eight father handset to talk

B. Write a five-sentence paragraph on how you can show openness if someone

criticizes your work. Then, encircle five (5) root words that you used.

What I Can Do

Directions: Choose a word from the box and combine it to the given word to form a
new word. Then, infer the meaning of the new words using roots.

dis multi scend hyper homo pre

Example: _pretest a test given before the start of the lesson

MEANING

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 1. _______ active _________________________________

2. _______appear __________________________________

3. _______colored __________________________________

4. ______nym __________________________________

5. dis_________ __________________________________

Assessment

A. Directions. Read the words carefully. Identify the root word and write its meaning.

Root Word Meaning

1. polygon ______________ _____________
2. psychology ______________ _____________
3. maternal ______________ _____________
4. omniscient ______________ _____________
5. equivalent ______________ _____________

B. Directions: Read each sentence carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Based on the meaning of the prefix mis-, what can you infer about the word
misplace?
A. be unable to find B. easy to tell
C. find right away D. intentionally left behind
2. If octo means eight, what does octopus mean?
A. sea animal with 6 arms B. sea animal with 8 arms
C. sea animal with 7 arms D. sea animal with 9 arms
3. What does telescope mean if the root word tele means far or distant?
A. a device to view near objects B. a device to view nice objects
C. a device to view distant objects D. a device to view rare objects
4. What can you infer about the word polychrome if poly means many?
A. with many colors B. with many lines
C. with few colors D. with few lines
5. The root word ami means love. What can you infer about the word amiable?
A. unpleasant B. loveable C. ill-tempered D. disagreeable

Additional Activities

Directions: List down at least three (3) words from the roots given below. Infer the meaning
of the new words you have formed.

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 Word Root Word Meaning

1.
1. equi 2.
3.
1.
2. geo 2.
3

Answer Key

1. D
2. E
organism
3. B
4. C
5. A

References

DLP in English 6 Third Quarter

Learning English through Practice 6, pp. 286-289

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/58a2e6dbf0b089151010d2f2/roots-and-affixes

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https://www.hitbullseye.com/Vocab/Root-Words.php

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 Lesson
Inferring Meaning of
2 Borrowed Words Using Prefix

Good day, learner! How are you today? I am sure you did a great job in the previous
lesson. I have prepared more learning activities for you to learn more on how to infer
meaning of borrowed words.

What I Need to Know

After completing this lesson, you are expected to:

1. infer the meaning of borrowed words using prefix (EN6V-IIIe-12.4.2.3);
2. write the meaning of borrowed words using prefix, and
3. observe politeness at all times.

What I Know

Directions: Read and understand each question carefully and choose the letter that
corresponds to your answer.
1. The prefix “pre” can be added to which of the following words?
A. determine B. conscious C. discover D. mortem
2. The prefix “poly” in the word “polygamy’ expresses _____________.
A. zero B. many C. one D. none
3. Which of the following is an example of a prefix?
A. -ness B. -tion C. co- D. -ity
4. In the word “unilateral,” the prefix “uni” refers to _____________.
A. opposite B. single C. again D. none
5. Choose the correct prefix to make a new word matching the given definition:
_________ pour = heavy rainfall.
A. over B. sub C. down D. up
6. Identify the appropriate prefix to get the opposite meaning of the word
‘regular’_______.
A. un- B. ir- C. dis- D. non-
7. The prefix ‘mis’ can be added to_______.
A. interpret B. obey C. fire D. fool
8. Choose the word that can be formed by the given prefix: Mal-
A. media B. fearful C. climax D. nutrition

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9. Identify the word that means ‘at equal distance’.
A. homodistant B. equidistant C. hyperdistant D. contradistant
10. Which prefix is used to get the meaning related to ‘one’?
A. uni- B. ultra - C. mis- D. para-

What’s In

Directions: Write the root word in each prefixed word. Then, use each word in a sentence.
Root Word Sentence
1. rewrite ________ ________________________
2. discomfort ________ ________________________
3. unsafe ________ ________________________
4. superstar ________ ________________________
5. unfriendly ________ ________________________

What’s New

You have learned that root words are the basic words to which affixes (prefixes and
suffixes) are added to form a new word.
What do these words have in common? What prefix does each word have?
What does each word mean?

react discover unfair

What Is It

Today, you will learn to infer the meaning of the borrowed words using prefixes. To
learn more about this lesson, kindly read the information below. You have learned that you
can form new words with new meanings by using prefixes.

Prefixes are affixes that are placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change
the meaning of that word. The prefix re- means again, dis- means apart of away from, and
un- means not. Hence, your knowledge of the meaning of function of the prefix can help you
infer the meaning of the word. The table below is a list of commonly used prefixes, its
meaning and the words that contain them.

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 Prefix Meaning Examples
mono one monograph
bi two bicycle
Number tri three triangle
multi many multipurpose
poly many polychrome

super great superstar

mega huge megamall
Quantity macro whole, big macroeconomics
micro tiny microorganism
mini small minigrocery
ante before anteroom
pre before prewar
Time post after posttest
ex former ex-mayor
retro back retroactive
ab- away from,
Other Prefixes
opposite to abnormal, abdicate
ad-, a- To adjoin, ascend
de- do or make the decomposition,
opposite of, deoxygenation
remove from,
down
ex-, e- out of exhale, export, egest
inter- between, among international, interact
mis- wrong misconduct, misplace
pre- before preview, precook
pro- forward promote, propel
re- again reunion, reenter
sub- under, below subway, submarine
super- over supernatural, superpower
trans- across transport, transcontinental
un-, in-, im-, not unlike, imperfect,
ir-, dis-,il- inadequate, irregular,
discourage, illegal

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 What’s More

A. Directions. Use the appropriate word inside the box to complete each sentence.

ex-mayor decrease deflate increase multipurpose

1. When I _________ the tire, it will be flat.

2. The price of shirts will ________ during the big sale.
3. To make more soup, _________ the amount of water.
4. Mr. Perez was the ___________ in our town.
5. A ____________ gym was constructed for the people in our barangay.

B. Form new words by adding prefixes re-, un-, in-, or im- before each word. Then,
write the meaning of each word in your notebook. Answer may vary.
New Word Meaning
1. real __________ __________
2. patient __________ __________
3. build __________ __________
4. correct __________ __________
5. place __________ __________

C. Add the right prefix to the underlined word to complete the thought of the second
sentence. Answer may vary.
Example: Selena is not happy seeing her toys broken by the strong wind.
Answer: She is unhappy.
1. The problem was quite not possible to solve.
It seemed ___________________.
2. Mang Nelson’s daughter couldn’t decide who to marry.
She’s still ___________________________.
3. The children were not attentive to the teacher’s discussion.
They were _________________________.
4. Elena was not satisfied with the food she ordered.
She was _________________________.
5. My uncle did not seem to agree with her daughter’s plan.
He wanted to _______________ but could not stop her.

What I Have Learned

Now that you have completed your work for this day, write what you have learned in
this lesson by answering these questions:
1. What is a prefix?
2. Give five (5) examples of words with a prefix then use each word in a sentence.

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 What I Can Do

You have learned a lot from this lesson, but your learning should not just stop here. Do the
next activity to know more about the lesson.
Directions. Match the words in the word box with their definitions below. Write them
in its correct places in the puzzle.
incorrect renew ashore prepay
unclear imperfect dislike maltreat
Across Down
2. pay before 1. treat wrongly
5. not perfect 3. on shore
6. not clear 4. make new again
5. not correct

Assessment

Directions: Read each question carefully and write the letter of the correct answer.

1. What does the prefix dis- mean?

A. not or opposite of B. again
C. too much D. earlier or before
2. The prefix mis- means which of the following?
A. too much B. wrongly
C. again D. middle
3. Based on your knowledge of the prefix dis-, disapprove means ____________.
A. to not get along B. to not approve of something
C. to approve of something D. to get along

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4. Antisocial means _________________.
A. unemotional or indifferent B. to reduce the value of something
C. not social D. sociable
5. What is the base word of misguided?
A. guided B. mis C. guide D. misguide
6. Micro means ____________.
A. write B. small C. one D. two
7. Comes before war ___________
A. foretell B. prepare C. prewar D. post war
8. We got a big ______count on our new TV.
A. mis- B. super- C. dis- D. pre
9. Mario rides his _____ cycle to school.
A. under- B. bi- C. anti- D. dis-
10. I made a big _____take on that assignment.
A. un- B. mis- C. in- D. under-

Additional Activities

Directions: Write three new words using the prefix in each column.

inter- mal- tele- auto-

1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.

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 Answer Key

References
Angeles, E.B. & Castillo, K.E., (2016). Joy in Learning English 5 K to 12 Edition. Quezon
City: Vibal Group Inc.

DLP in English 6 Third Quarter

https://www.citethisforme.com/ in Chicago 17th edition

Bridges to Communication 6 pp. 6-8

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5841be9aae61fc484731dfae/prefixes-and-suffixes

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 Lesson Inferring the Meaning of
Borrowed Words Using
3 Suffix

Welcome to another engaging lesson in English 6! In this lesson, we have prepared

different learning activities that will help you understand the meaning of borrowed words
using suffixes. Also, you will be provided with different examples of borrowed suffixes and its
meaning.

What I Need to Know

After completing this lesson, you are expected to:

1. infer meaning of borrowed words using suffixes (EN6V-IIIf-12.4.2.3);

2. read dialog with accuracy, appropriate rate and proper expression; and
3. value the importance of focusing on the topic.

What I Know

Directions. Examine the underlined words. Give the meaning of these words using the root-
suffix clues. Choose your answer from the words in the box.

1. The three men’s desperation resulted from not finding their way out of the forest.
2. The holy man whispered incantations which give life to the wooden man.
3. The dog provides protection for the family.
4. You need to pay more attention in school.
5. Saudi Arabia is governed by a monarchy.

bewitchment security hopelessness

autocracy focusing

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 What’s In

Directions. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.

__________ 1. Prefixes are syllables or group of syllables added at the beginning of words
to
change the meaning or function.

__________ 2. “I enjoyed watching the beautiful scenery while riding my new bicycle.” The
underlined word uses the prefix -ing.

__________ 3. “Are the weathermen able to forecast weather conditions more accurately
now?” The underlined word in an example of prefix.

__________ 4. The patient underwent an abdominal ultrasound to check the condition of his
internal organs. The underlined word uses prefix to-.

__________ 5. “ I am optimistic!” The word optimistic has a prefix “optimist”, which means
hopeful and confident about the future.

What’s New
Fi
Now that you have an idea of what this lesson covers, are you excited to get started?
Remember, that when you do the following activities diligently, you will have the skills
necessary to help you communicate better in English. Good luck as you begin!

Read the dialog below. Observe accuracy, appropriate rate and proper expressions
in reading the dialog. Answer the questions that follow.

Pre-reading: Are you a pet lover? Do you have pets at home? Can you guess what the
story
all about?

Kevin: Dorothy, you have a beautiful dog. Does he provide protection for your family
as well?

Dorothy: Yes, we feel safer with him around. He is also an excitable and playful dog, to
say the least. Sometimes he can be handful.

Kevin: I’m sure he can be a distraction when you are trying to work from home.

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Dorothy: He wants my attention all the time. At times, I want to medicate him to calm
him down, but I wouldn’t really do that to him.

Questions:
1. What is the dialog about?
2. Do you have pets at home too?
3. How did Dorothy describe her dog?
4. What do these animals give you?
5. Describe your own pet? How do you take good care of them?
6. What are the underlined words in the dialog?
7. What have you observed about these words?

What Is It

Did you like the story? In this section you will appreciate the beauty behind the story
you have just read. Today, you will infer meaning of words using suffixes.

Suffixes are word parts added at the end of the root word to change the meaning of
that word. There are suffixes that came from foreign origin. We borrowed these to form a
new word. We need to learn the meaning of these foreign words as we modify the words
using these suffixes. From these meaning, we can now form base words into new words
using the foreign origin.

The chart below shows more suffixes and their meanings. Study the chart below.

ORIGIN SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLES

Latin -ary Agents or doer of things Missionary
-ate Advocate
-ee Trustee
-eur amateur
-ance State, result of action Brilliance
-ice Cowardice
-age marriage
-ary Denotes place infirmary
-ette Denotes diminutives cigarette
English -en To make Weaken
-se cleanse
-long Towards headlong
-ward Turning to backward
Greek -ic Relating to Cryptic
-y Condition monarchy
French -ize Verb forming crystallize
-ise

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 What’s More

Directions. Give the root word and the suffix of the following words.

1. devotee 6. mortgage
2. benevolence 7. honorary
3. forgery 8. critic
4. pulverize 9. lifelong
5.archaic 10. Forward

What I Have Learned

Directions.
A. Add the appropriate suffix to each word to form a new word. Use the given
clue inside the parenthesis.
1. mission (undertaking a mission) ________________
2. trust (one to whom something is entrusted) _____________________
3. loose (to make looser) ________________________
4. crystal (to cause to form crystals) ____________________
5. coward (lack of courage) _____________________

B. Use the words you formed from Activity 1 to complete each sentence below.

1. The _________________ spent hours every day going door to door,

handing religious pamphlets and books.
2. My father was a ______________ of Lambo College, then chairman of the
board.
3. After eating so much, I had to _____________ my belt.
4. The liquid is filtered and then ______________.
5. His display of ______________ was pitiful.

What I Can Do
Directions: Look for the words in the sentences that have suffixes and base

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 words. Then, extract the base words and its suffixes. See the example given.

Example: They declared for the abolition of slavery.

Base word - suffix

Slavery-- slave - ry
1. The sculptor got a piece of trunk from the fallen tree and carved the figure of a horse.
2. Charlie’s record of perfect attendance is very creditable to her.
3. He agreed to collaborate with her in writing his biography.
4. Justice must be done according to the law.
5. Her house is fully equipped with kitchenette, private facilities, and balcony.
6. My favorite teacher prepared a gift wrapped with golden ribbonette.
7. There is a lot of storage space in the loft.
8. A strong athlete has endurance to obstacles and pain.
9. The fireman managed to pull some survivors from the wreckage.
10. The river is the boundary between the two countries.

Assessment

Directions: From the given sentences, infer the meaning of the underlined words. Choose
your answer from the words inside the box.

1. The tailor dresses the carved wooden sculpture with coat and pants made from
leaves.
2. One of the students became ill and was sent to the infirmary.
3. The magnificence of the coast has inspired more than one famous painting.
4. The disease weakens the immune system.
5. Even though I am an amateur singer, I hope to make a career out of it one day.

nonprofessional lessen brilliance

hospital the art of carving

Additional Activities

Directions: Use the following words into a sentence. Give the root word and suffix for each
word with its meaning.

1. pulverize 2. archaic 3. hypocrisy 4. lifelong 5. honorary

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Answer Key

ribbon-ette

What’s In
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False

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