Today, I chose to focus on learning new words by adding prefixes and suffixes to root words. This strategy helped me understand how small changes to a base word can create different meanings or forms, like adjectives or nouns. For example, I learned how adding “im-” to possible makes impossible, meaning not possible, or adding “-less” to meaning creates meaningless, meaning without meaning.
I practiced by completing sentences with the correct prefixes and suffixes, and it worked well because it helped me see patterns in word formation. Some new words I learned today are disinterested, overcharged, and commitment.
Overall, this strategy is useful because once you know common prefixes and suffixes, you can guess the meaning of many new words you encounter, which makes reading and listening easier.