e) Prefixes and Suffixes “Her silver locks were scattered untidily over her pale, puckered face, and her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayer.” In the above sentence, the word ‘inaudible’ is formed by adding the prefix in- to the root/base word ‘audible’. A prefix is a letter or a group of letters which is added to the beginning of a root word in order to modify it. Usually, the new word formed is the opposite of the given word. In the above sentence, we also come across the word ‘constantly’.
Here the suffix –ly is added to the root word ‘constant’. A suffix is a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a root word. By adding suffixes, the grammatical function of the word changes. Words that are derived or formed from the base word by adding prefixes and suffixes are called derivatives.
Form two derivatives from each of the following words. e.g. honest- dishonest, honesty manage differ beauty peace arrange collect approve narrate class f) Homophones and Confusables Fill in the blanks with suitable homophones: i) brake / break a) We have a short between the sessions. b) The car skidded to a halt when I applied the .
ii) waste/waist a) Shivani wears a belt around her . b) We should never misuse or resources. iii) principle/principal a) Oxygen is the element present in the earth’s crust. b) Both these machines work on the same .
iv) bread/bred a) Turtles should be in a healthy environment. b) I like to have toasted for breakfast. v) lesson/lessen a) This medicine will your pain. b) Finally, the manager learnt a the hard way.
vi) pale/pail a) The child looks very sick and . b) I need a of water to wash these cups. vii) through/threw a) Ravi picked the banana peel and it in the dustbin. b) The soldiers had to pass a dark tunnel.
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