How to overcome Reading Difficulties Vocabulary Grammatical Structure Reading Strategies
How to overcome Reading Difficulties
Vocabulary Grammatical Structure Reading Strategies
How to overcome Reading Difficulties
Vocabulary- word analyze structure- context clues- dictionary
Affixes
Affixes
prefixessuffixesroots
Prefixes
Prefixes are groups of letters that added to thebeginning of a word to change its meaning and make a new word.
Examples:
misunderstand
negative prefix (not) (Prefix causes meaning change)
PrefixesNote: In – become im- before a root beginning with m or p, e.g.,
immature , impatient, impartial etc.
In- becomes ir- before a word beginning with r, e.g., irreplaceable, irreversible, etc.
In- becomes il- before a word beginning with l e.g. illegible, illiterate etc.
Un- and dis- can also form opposites of verbs e.g. tie/ untie, appear/disappear etc.
The prefix in- (and its variations) does not always have a negative meaning.
Negative Prefixesun-, non-, dis-, in-,
ir-, il-, im-, mis- unable unaccustomed unacquainted unapproachable unaware unbalance uncertain uncooperative uncontroversial
non-citizen noncompliance nonprofit nonresident nonverbal nonviolence nonscientific
Negative Prefixesun-, non-, dis-, in-,
ir-, il-, im-, mis- disconnect discomfort dishonest discredit incomplete incomprehensible inconvenient incorrect
irresponsible irregular irrational irreducible illegal illiterate illogical
Negative Prefixes
un-, non-, dis-, in-, ir-, il-, im-, mis-
impossible impolite immoral immature
misplace misunderstood misjudge misread
Negative Prefixes
un-, non-, dis-, mis-, in-, im-, ir-, il-
disabled disadvantage disagree disappear disapprove disbelief disconnect discourage
misbehave miscalculate misconception misconduct mishear misquote misread misrepresent
Negative Prefixes
un-, non-, dis-, mis-, in-, im-, ir-, il-
irrational irreducible irregular irrelevant irreplaceable irresponsible irretrievable irreversible
illegal illegible illiterate illiberal ill-informed illicit
Negative Prefixes
un-, non-, dis-, mis-, in-, im-, ir-, il-
inability inactive inadequate inadvisable inappropriate inaudible inauthentic incapable
immoral immortality immovable impartial impatient impermeable impossible impolite
Exercise 1
1. I’m sorry I misinterpreted/ misunderstood her message already.
2. As soon as we got to our room, we unpacked our luggage and went out shopping.
3. She came by to say hello to me, and then disappeared immediately. I have no idea where she is now.
4. The university landlord finally managed to unlock the door of the apartment for a whole month during final exam period.
5. I disliked the movie, but everyone else enjoyed it.
Exercise 1
6. He wrapped my present so well that it took me quite a long time to unwrap it.
7. I was so tired that I fell asleep with out getting undressed.
8. My spell checker corrects my mistakes whenever I misspell a word.
9. One of the students misread/ misunderstood the article so his presentation was all wrong.
10. It was a terrible situation to be among them. They always argue, shout and yell to each other whenever they disagree.
Common Prefixes that give the meaning of a number
one monotheist
monosyllable unilateral
two, twice duet binocular bipartisan bicentennial dichotomy
Common Prefixes that give the meaning of a number
three tricycle trilingual triplet triangle tricolour
four quadrangle quatrain quarter
Common Prefixes that give the meaning of a number
five quintet quintuplet pentagon
six sextet hexagon
Common Prefixes that give the meaning of a number
seven Septeteight octagonnine nonagenarian
ten decade decalitre decimal decathionhundred centimeter century centennial centigram centennial
Common Prefixes that give the meaning of a number
One thousand kilometre kiloton
Large, one million mega project magaton megapod
many polytheist Multilingual multipurpose multiuse multicolour multiracial
Common Prefixes that give the meaning of a number: Exercise 4
1. Duet is a piece of music for two players or singer.
2. Triplet is a group of three equal notes to be played or sung in the time usually taken to play or sing two of the same kind.
3. Quatrain is a poem or verse of a poem that has four lines.
4. An open square area that has buildings all around it, especially in a school or college is called a quadrangle .
5. One of the five children born at the same time to the same mother is quintuplet .
6. A flat shape with five straight sides and five angles is a pentagon .
Common Prefixes that give the meaning of a number: Exercise 4
7. Sextet is a group of six musicians or singers who play or sing together.
8. A flat shape with six straight sides and six angles is a hexagon .
9. A group of seven musicians or singers is septet .
10. A flat shape with eight straight sides and eight angles is an octagon .
Prefixes
first, chief, rank primary primitive primal primeval
from, away, off abnormal
abuse absent abandon
Prefixes
before antecedent anteroom antenatal antemeridian
against, opposite antipathy antiaircraft antibody antisocial
Prefixes
well benefit beneficent benevolent benefactor
around circumstance circumvent circumnavigate circumscribe
Prefixes
with / together • copilot combine conduct collaborate correspond
down, away degrade defect detoxicate defrost
Prefixes
against counteract contradistinction counterattack contradict
apart, separate disinfect dismiss disorder dishonest
Prefixes
out emit exit extract expel
former ex-wife ex-president ex-champion ex-service
Prefixes
beyond extraordinary
extramural extraterritorial extralegal
before foretell forecast foreground foresee
Prefixes
over / beyond hypercritical hypertension hypersensitive hypersonic
under hypothesis hypotension hypoactive hypodermic
Prefixes
between
• international interstate interchange interpersonal
within, inside
Intramural intranatal introspect intropunitive
Prefixes
large macrobiotic macrocosm macrolinguistic
s macrofossil
small microfilm microchip microphone microwave
Prefixes
small minibus minicar miniskirt minimart
above, beyond overcome overdose overact overcrowd
Prefixes
before, early predict premature prehistoric preschool
after postwar postmeridian postscript post-graduate
Prefixes
back, again reverse recycle rearrange reschedule
half semi-final semiconductor semiannual semicircle
Prefixes
under, below
subconscious submarine subway
over / beyond / above
supersonic supernatural superstructure
superman
Prefixes
across / beyond transmit transport transform transfer
beyond / extremely / excessive
ultraviolet ultrasonic
Prefixes
beneath underworked underused undercooked
instead of / as / deputy
vice-president vice-rector
Exercise 31. He has made a number of minor changes
/extra changes to his techniques.2. Mr. John, a foreign journalist, was being (to
force sb to leave) expelled from the company because of his irresponsibility.
3. Jane is a (person who is able to speak two languages) bilingual .
4. Many department stores in Bangkok campaign for using UV (able to be destroyed by ultraviolet) biodegradable
bags.
Exercise 35. This envelop is made from recycled (to treat things
that have already been used so that they can be used again) paper.
6. It can be dangerous for an outsider to (come between in an attempt to settle a difficulty) intervene in a family disagreement.
7. Many rural people still believe in (spiritual) supernatural being.
8. My writing teacher is (too ready to see things that are wrong) hypercritical of my work.
9. My homework was so bad that I had to rewrite (write again) it.
Suffixes
Suffix is a letter or letters addedto the end of a word to form a
newword, such as “ness” in
“kindness”or “ly” in “suddenly”.
Examples:
inactive ( not doing anything)
suffix ending of adj.
Sentence pattern Subj. + v. + obj.(Adj.) + n. ( adj.) + n.
My foreign friend can adapt to difficult
situations. adj. + n. v. adj. + n
subj.
obj.
Sentence pattern
Subj. + v + adj.(n.) to be linking verb
He is an intelligent student. He looks happy when he heard the
news.
Sentence patternSubj. + v + obj. (adv.). He can handle the difficult situation
effectively.
Subj. + (adv.)v. + obj. He can effectively handle the difficult
situation.
(Adv.) subj. + v. + obj. Effectively, he can handle the difficult
situation.
Sufixes
adjective or noun Verb
- ate / - en / - ify / - ize/ - ( become / make)
Suffixes
ADJECTIVE VERBwhite whiten short shortentight tightenharmony harmonizecategory categorizecentral centralizemodern modernize
Suffixes
NOUN VERBpure purifybeauty beautifyclassification classifymummy mummifyCentral centralize
Suffixes
Noun adjective- al (relating to)- ary (concerned with)- en (made of)- ful (full of)- ic, -ical (pertaining to)- ish
SuffixesNOUN ADJECTIVEfriend friendlyheaven heavenlycritic criticalhistory historicpolitic politicalpresident presidentialself selfishdanger dangerousspace spacious
SuffixesNOUN ADJECTIVEcloud cloudylegend legendaryrevolution revolutionaryfear fearfulcare carefulharm harmfulfear fearlesscare carelessharm harmless
NOUN ADJECTIVEcloud cloudylegend legendaryrevolution revolutionaryfear fearfulcare carefulharm harmfulfear fearlesscare carelessharm harmless
Sufixes
Noun adjective - less (without)- like (in the manner of)- ly (like)- ous (full of)- y (full of)
Sufixes Verb Noun
-al (act of)-ance, -ence (act of)-ant, -ent (one who)-ation, -ion, -tion, -sion, -ment,
-ure (act of, state of)-ee, -er, or, ant, -ent , -ess,-tress
(one who)
Suffixes
VERB NOUNemploy employment advise advisorattend attendantcorrespond correspondentemploy employeeadvise adviseetrain traineepropose proposalwithdraw withdrawalrefuse refusal
Suffixes
VERB NOUNemploy employment advise advisorattend attendantcorrespond correspondentemploy employeeadvise adviseetrain traineepropose proposalwithdraw withdrawalrefuse refusal
Sufixes
verb adjective- able, -ible (able to be)- ant, -ent (having quality of)- ary, -ory (relating to )-ive (having quality of)
Suffixes
VERB ADJECTIVEprevent preventive addict addictivedepend dependentplease pleasanteat eatableadmit admissiblefall fallingscream screaminginterest interestingexcite exciting
Suffixes
adjective adverb- ly ( in the manner of)
Suffixes
ADJECTIVE ADVERB sudden suddenly quick quicklyeasy easilyback backwardfor forwardon onward
Exercise 1: Noun Forming
1. Wheelwright2. Locksmith3. Philosopher4. Humanitarian5. Musician6. Lawyer7. Governess8. Gangster9. Auctioneer10. fishmonger
Exercise 2: Verb Forming
1. simplified2. tighten3. falsify4. redden5. solidify6. necessitates7. beautify8. modernized9. Equalize
Exercise 3: Adjective Forming
1. careful2. famous3. thoughtful4. dangerous5. painful6. useful7. reliable8. industrious9. Economy10. homeless
Exercise 4: Supply the correct part of speech
#1 (adv.) probably#2 (adv.) originally (adj.) Spanish (adj.) different
(adv.) Remarkably(adj.) poisonous(v.) believed(adj.) sure(v.) threat(n.) legend(v.) enjoyed(adj.) nation(v.) avoided
#3 (v.) dare (adj.) brave (n.) truth
(adv.) perfectly (adj.) common
(n.) ocean (adj.) traditional
Exercise 6 :
“The salmon are running” Each June, this cry brings the entire John family on a 200-mile trip to flooded banks of the great Copper River for two eventful months of 1. exciting and hard work. With their camp in readiness. Harry and his father begin the 2. construction of their fish wheel, while awaiting the 3. arrival of The rest of the family. The fish wheel, designed by Harry’s father, is very 4. effective in spite of its simplicity, and needs, but little daily 5. attendance . They build it from scrap lumber-willow- or birch – and fasten it to a raft with it anchorage a few feet in the water.
Exercise 6
As the wheel turns with rapidity in the energetic current, it scoops up the salmon and other fish which are plenteous during a “run.” The slippery fish then slide down a trough into a large box beside the wheel. The Johns may catch 3,000 salmon – the number 6. allowable by their permit – during the season. Some of these fish they smoke for their own use; some they dry for food dogs, and if they are fortunate they have some to sell to help pay Harry’s school expense.