Post on 22-Feb-2016
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Why study words?• All words are made up of prefixes, roots, and/or
suffixes. They are the meaningful chunks in every word you read. Too often, people skip words they don’t know as they are reading. This breaks down their understanding of the text. For this reason, you need to learn how to break down the meaningful parts of unknown words so you won’t skip them. By learning how to “dissect” words, you will learn how to comprehend multisyllabic words, not just decode them.
What do you notice?• Biped• Centipede• Impediment• Millipede• Pedal• Peddler• Pedestrian• Pedicure• Quadruped• Tripod
Common Link - Root Word “ped”• A word or part of a word from which other words are
formed• Biped• Centipede• Impediment• Millipede• Pedal• Peddler• Pedestrian• Pedicure• Quadruped• Tripod
Infer Meaning: What does “ped” mean?• “ped” = foot• Biped = a creature with two feet• Centipede = a creature with 100 feet• Impediment = something that stands in one’s way; an obstacle• Millipede = a creature with 1,000 feet• Pedal = a lever that is moved with one’s foot• Peddler = a person who goes from door to door on foot trying
to sell a product• Pedestrian = a person who walks across the street on foot• Pedicure = a foot treatment that could including soaking the
feet and polishing the toenails• Quadruped = a four-footed creature• Tripod = a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera
Ped
BipedA creature with two feet
Centipede• Has 100 feet
Impedimentsomething that stands in our way
Millipedehas 1,000 feet
Pedal• A lever you move with your foot
Peddlera person who sells things on foot
Pedestrian
Pedicure
Quadrupeda four footed creature
Tripod• A three footed stand often used to balance a
camera
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