Vocabulary Building: Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes
Students will learn to decipher the meaning of unfamiliar words by analyzing common Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
Key Questions
- Analyze how understanding a word's root can unlock the meaning of related words.
- Differentiate between the functions of prefixes and suffixes in word formation.
- Predict the meaning of an unfamiliar word based on its morphological components.
CBSE Learning Outcomes
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