Reading 1

September 20, 2013

Homework Review

• What are the three strategies we use to figure out the meaning of a word?– Signal words: or, this is, other words– Punctuation : ( ) , --– Look at other sentences after the word

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Word Parts

• Words have parts. • You have the main part of the word. This is called

the ROOT.• RUN

• You have the word part that comes at the beginning of the word. This is called the PREFIX.

• RERUN

• You have the word part the comes at the end of the word. This is called the SUFFIX.

• RUNNER

PREFIX

• Prefixes have meanings. You can figure out the meaning of the word by knowing what the prefix means.

• RE – do again

I watched a rerun. Something that runs again.

SUFFIX

• Suffixes have meanings. You can figure out a meaning of a suffix by knowing its meaning.

• ER – a person or things that does a certain action• RUNNER – a person that runs

PREFIXES

• RE – do again• IN- not; negative• IM – not; negative (b, m, p)• IL – not; negative (l)• IR- not; negative (r)• MIS – indicates an error or mistake; badly

RE

Add RE to a verb and make it a noun.• Review• Rerun• Rethink• Rewrite• Redo

IN

Add IN an adjective and make it a negative adjective.• Incorrect• Insane• Inaccurate• Insignificant

IM

Add IM an adjective and make it a negative adjective.• Impossible• Imbalanced• Imperfect• Impersonal• Immoral

IL

Add IL an adjective and make it a negative adjective.• Illegal• Illiterate• Illegible

IR

Add IR an adjective and make it a negative adjective.• Irregular• Irresponsible• Irrational

MIS

Add MIS to a verb and make it a verb showing an error.• Misspell• Mislead• Misunderstand• Misinform

SUFFIXES

• -LY – in the manner of; this word tells how• -ER – a person or thing that does a certain

action• -ING – name of an action

-LY

Add LY to a adjective and make it an adverb• Correctly• Quickly• Softly

ER

Add ER to a verb and make it a noun.• Runner• Explorer• Teacher • Director

-er superlative

• When we add –er to an adjective, we are comparing.– Pretty - prettier

• When we add –er to a verb, we are making it a person who.– Swim – swimmer; work - worker

-ING

Add ING to a verb and make a noun.• Running• Speaking• Tiring• Exhausting

PRACTICE

• Complete page 5 in Keith Folse’s Reading Practices• 1-20• Figure out the word from the meaning

• EXAMPLE__________________ a person who teaches TEACHER teach is the root. A person is shown by ER.

Practice pg 5

1. Person who teaches – teacher2. A rapid manner – rapidly3. Write again - rewrite4. In a slow manner - slowly5. A person who sings a song - singer6. Use in an incorrect way - incorrectly7. When you speak (action) - speaking

• . In a careful way - carefully• Not proper - improper• The thing that sharpens pencils - sharpener• Read again - reread• In a correct manner - correctly• Not literate - illiterate• Place in the wrong place - misplace

• When you run (action) - running• A person who plays a sport - player• Not proper - improper• Make again - remake• Not active - inactive• Inform with wrong information - misinform

Pg 8

• Complete the sentence.

• Writer• Rewrite/redo• Impolite

Homework

• Study your word parts. (Practice pg 6, 7, 9 in Folse book)• Study the three strategies you learned:(Practice – Reading 3 in Williams)– Signal words– Punctuation– Next sentence

• Name• Subject: Reading 1• Date: Sep 20, 2013• Test: 6:20pm• Period: Friday

Practice Test

• 70 minutes• Answer the questions.• This is a department test. Do your best. It’s

see how you improve over the semester.