Dividing words into parts Flashcards

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1
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You can work out what many words mean by?

A

Dividing them into parts

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teacher =

A

teach + er

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unbeaten =

A

un + beat +en

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Clues

dis - means

A

not or the opposite

eg: dissaprove
disappeared - further

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What does ed at the end of a word show?

A

That it happened already

eg: walked, talked

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milli means?

A

one thousandth

eg: millimetre

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Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to a adjective

Give examples.

A

quiet + ly = quietly
soft + ly = softly
hard + ly = hardly
nervous + ly = nervously

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