This document discusses word formation including stems, prefixes, suffixes, and how they change parts of speech. It also discusses using context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and techniques for remembering word meanings like using examples. Suggested exercises are provided from pages 48-79 to practice these concepts.

1. Mrs. Qamra’ S. Al-Otaibi

2. Word Formation.
Changing Parts of Speech.
Present and Past Participles as
adjectives.
Guessing Meanings from Context.
Fixing the Meaning of Words.

3. Stem
o What is the stem of a word (with examples)?
Prefix
o What is a prefix (with examples)?
o What does a prefix usually change in a word?
Suffix
o What is a suffix (with examples)?
o What does a suffix usually change in a word?

4.  How can suffixes help you improve your vocabulary
(with examples)?

5.  How do the present participle (the –ing ending) and the
past participle (the –ed ending) change the part of
speech when they are used as suffixes?
 Examples:
o To surprise-surprising-surprised
o To bore-boring-bored
o To interest-interesting-interested
o To amuse-amusing-amused
o To tire-tiring-tired
o To convince-convincing-convinced
o To frighten-frightening-frightened

6. What are the possible ways to learn
the meaning of an unfamiliar word
that you come across while reading?

7. Givesome suggestions for fixing
a word and its meaning firmly in
your mind?

8. Exercises
o pp. 48-79