To be successful with this standard, students are expected to [SOL 5.4]

• apply knowledge of roots, affixes (prefixes and suffixes), synonyms, antonyms, and homophones.

• begin to learn about Greek and Latin affixes.

• understand that often a word can be divided into root word, prefix, and suffix in order to determine its pronunciation.

• understand how a prefix changes the meaning of a root word.

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