Understanding Complex Words: Analyzing Word Structure and Meaning

1. Today we will use the distributive property in equations and expressions with variables. analyze= investigate

2. Do you watch something called a television? In the word television, you have a base word and a prefix. Tele is the prefix and it means far away and vision means to see. So television means to see things that are not close to the observer

3. Complex words A base or a root word combined with an prefix and/or a suffix.

4. Prefix: a word part that is added to the beginning of a base word to create a new word • Example: When I went to the Dodger game I got Fernando Valenzuela’s autograph. • Auto is the root word. It means self. • Graph is the root word. It means write. • Together autograph means when someone write their own name or signature.

5. Base Word: A word that can stand alone, but can change meanings when a prefix or a suffix is added. Example: sufficient • When I looked in the cabinets, there were sufficient forks for everyone to eat. • Sufficient means enough • When you add a prefix like self, it becomes self-sufficient and it changes the meaning. • The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient. • Self-sufficient now means to be able to get one’s own needs without any help

6. Root word: is a word that has nothing added at the beginning or the end. It cannot stand alone, like a base word but rather needs a prefix and/or a suffix. • Liter is a root word that means letter. • When we add a suffix like –ate which means, to make, it changes the meaning. • Literate means to make letters or understand what letters mean like being able to read.

7. Let’s look at some more prefixes….....un=not, none

8. Let’s look at some base/root words! • certain • common • conscious • decided • expected • mistakable • necessary • tidy • wise • worthy

9. certain= sure I was certain that I would score proficient on the CST’s.

10. common=the usual Bad dreams are fairly common among children.

11. conscious= aware She was conscious that Marie was eavesdropping on her conversation.

12. decided=make a choice Tina decided to go to Rome for her summer vacation.

13. expected=think that something will happen A little nervousness is only to be expected when you are starting a new job.

14. mistake=something that is wrong “You can't mistake her. She's the one with the long red hair” said the student.

15. necessary= what you need to have or need to do The police are advising motorists to travel only if their journey is absolutely necessary.

16. Tidy=neatly arranged The child’s room was very neat and orderly, his brother was jealous of him being tidy.

17. Wise=know a lot It's wise to check whether the flight times have changed before you leave for the airport.

18. Worthy=to deserve respect Barry Sanders set a goal that was worthy of any of the great footballers of the world

19. Why is it important to know how to analyze words? • It’s important to know how to analyze words so that: • we can understand the sentence • we can be better readers • we can read and write sentences correctly

20. How are we going to analyze complex words? • Readthe sentence. • Readall of your choices. • Think about what each base and prefix mean. • Choose the word the BEST fits the sentence.

21. How do I choose the correct word for the sentence? • 1. The jury could not decide. They were still trying to figure our the facts. What are they now? • unmistakable • b. undecided • c. unrealistic • d. unexpected undecided. Readthe sentence. Readall of your choices. Think about what each base/root word and prefix means. Choose the word the BEST fits the sentence.

22. Let’s Practice the Steps Together! • You usually dream while you are in which state? a. unconscious b. unexpected c. unworthy d. uncertain unconscious Readthe sentence. Readall of your choices. Think about what each base/root word and prefix means. Choose the word the BEST fits the sentence.

23. Practice Steps 1 and 2 • Read the sentence. • Read all of you choices. Chris did not deserve to join the class in the pizza party since he was teasing people on the playground everyday. What was he? a. untidy b. unworthy c. unmistakable d. unequal

24. Let’s do Step 3 and 4 together 3. Think about what each base word and prefix means. 4. Choose the word the BEST fits the sentence. Chris did not deserve to join the class in the pizza party since he was teasing people on the playground everyday. What was he? a. untidy b. unworthy c. unmistakable d. unequal unworthy

25. Now do all the steps and fill in the correct word in the following sentence: • Read the sentence. • Read all of your choices • Think about what each base word and prefix means. • Choose the word the BEST fits the sentence. Sophia used this word to describe Alex's room, which was always had piles of clothes on the floor. a. untidy b. unnecessary c. unconscious d. uncertain untidy

26. Let’s review what we learned: • What is a prefix? • Why is “un” a prefix? • What do you think is the most important reason to know how to analyze words? Prefix: a word part that is added to the beginning of a base word to create a new word