Prefix and Suffix (Primary 6)

Last Updated on July 15, 2020 by Alabi M. S.

ENGLISH STUDIES

GRAMMAR

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 11

PRIMARY 6

TOPIC: Prefix and Suffix

A prefix is a group of letters placed before a word. A suffix is a group of letters placed after a word. Prefix and suffix change the original meaning of the word. For example – Happy. Prefix – unhappy. Suffix – happily.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

• By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and be able to:

1. identify prefix and suffix;
2. use prefix and suffix in making sentences.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

• The pupils are required to already have learned in their lesson – Exclamations and Interjections.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

• The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Course book
2. Real objects
3. Pictures

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
3. Course Books
4. Learngrammar
5. All Relevant Materials
6. Online Materials

Related posts: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs. Scheme of work – first term – second term – third term. Seventh week lesson outline. 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

TYPES/IDENTIFICATION OF PREFIX AND SUFFIX 

PREFIX

 

• De means from, down, away, reverse, opposite… Examples are decrease, devalue, dethrone, detain, de-emphasis, decode, deactivate, etc.

• Dis means not, opposite, reverse, away... Examples are discover, discourage, disconnect, disagree, discontinue, disappear, disregard, disrespect, etc.

• Ex means out of, away from, lacking, former… Examples are exhale, exchange, ex-president, explosion, export, express, extention, etc.

• Il means not. Examples are illegal, illiterate, illogical, etc.

• Im means not, without. Examples are impossible, illicit improper, illuminate, informal, etc.

• In means not, without. Examples are inspire, indolent, inaction, inaccurate, invisible, ingrate ingratitude, etc.

• Mis means bad, wrong. Examples are misinformation, mismanagement, misunderstanding, mislead, mistake, misconduct, misconception, misplace, etc.

• Non means not. Examples are nonfiction, nonsense, nonetheless, nonsense,

• Re means again, back. Examples are reassure, replay, restart, refresh, react, reformat, reboot, reappear, etc.

• Un means against, not, opposite. Examples are unnecessary, unless, undo, untrue, unknown, unbeatable, unbelief, unequal, uncertain, unusual, unrest, unrelated, unreasonable, etc.

SUFFIX

 

• able means able to, having the quality of. Examples are reasonable, comfortable, agreeable, portable, adorable, believable, fashionable, etc.

• al mean relating to. Examples are annual, professional, alphabetical, mathematical, etc.

• er means comparative. Examples are smaller, sooner, thinner, ticker, brighter, bigger, stranger, stronger, etc.

• est means superlative. Examples are smallest, biggest, strongest, brightest, tiniest, prettiest, laziest, etc.

• ful means full of. Examples are grateful, beautiful, powerful, colourful, peaceful, faithful, disregardful, meaningful, truthful, etc.

• ing denoting an action, a material, or a gerund. Examples are going, singing, clapping, running, acting, coming, showing, etc.

• less means without, not affected by. Examples are speechless, friendless, heartless, senseless, tireless, nameless, spotless, etc.

• ly forming an adjective. Examples are lovely, clearly, honestly, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annually, etc.

• ness denoting a state or condition. Examples are goodness, kindness, bitterness, carelessness, wilderness, etc.

Exercises 1 – Fill in the prefixes (dis, im, re, il, pre, un) and suffixes (ful, able, al, ly, y, ion)

1. _____ like _____
2. _____ cover _____
3. _____ success _____
4. _____ logic _____
5. _____ act _____
6. _____ predict _____
7. _____ luck _____
8. _____ new _____
9. _____ reason _____
10. _____ trust _____
11. _____ equal _____
12. _____ proper _____
13. _____ order _____
14. _____ connect _____

 

Exercises 2 – Put the words in brackets in the appropriate form (use a prefixes or a suffixes):

1. Tosin looked _______________________. He started to cry. (happy)
2. Chichi passed his exam. She was _______________________ for the second time. (succeed)
3. Segun wants to be a _______________________ when he grows up. (mathematics)
4. The road was too narrow, so they had to _______________________ it. (wide)
5. Ade was acting in a very _______________________ way. (child).

PRESENTATION

• To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;
2. Explains prefix and suffix;
3. Guides pupils to identify prefix and suffix;
4. Pupil’s Activities – Identify prefix and suffix.
5. Guides pupils to use prefix and suffix in sentences;
6. Pupil’s Activities – Use prefix and suffix in making sentences

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson – Exclamations and Interjections

LESSON EVALUATION/ASSIGNMENT

Pupil to:

1. identify prefix and suffix in sentences;
2. make correct use of prefix and suffix.