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3. How many runs did each child make?
4. What lesson did the girls teach the boys?
D. Answer the following questions with reference to the context.
‘‘Let’s go to the playground and show the boys.’’
(a) Who said these words and to whom?
(b) What did the speaker want to ‘show’ the boys?
(c) Circle the word that you think would best describe how the speaker was
feeling when she/he spoke these words. (sad/determined /anxious)
Spell It Right VOCABULARY Analytical Skills
A prefix is a group of letters which we use at the beginning of a root word to
form a new word or the opposite word.
For example : upset, unfair, unhappy
When the prefix ‘un’ is written at the beginning of a word, its meaning usually
becomes the opposite.
un + able – unable
un + afraid – unafraid
A. Circle the words that become opposites when we add the prefix ‘un’ to
them. You may use your dictionary to check your answers.
• necessary • pleasant • agreement • punctual • sense • conscious
A suffix is a group of letters which we use at the end of a root word to form a
new word or the opposite word.
For example : kindly, exclaimed, everyone
Add ful to these words to make new words.
1. watch 2. pity
3. hand 4. doubt
5. colour 6. beauty
7. duty 8. wonder
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