Vocabulary strategies

Vocabulary strategies

by Fung Wai Ghee -
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Word Families

Prefix and suffix

Prefix - trans Ex: transportation

anti- against Ex: antisocial

bene- good Ex: benefit

inter - between Ex: international

pre - before Ex : prepare

sub - below Ex: submarine, subheading

Suffixes for noun

-ism belief Ex: communism

- ness condition Ex: happiness

For verbs

- ify change Ex: magnify

- ize change Ex: standardize

For adjectives

- ful with Ex: beautiful

- less without Ex: homeless

vor eat greedily Ex: voreciously