Blozzom Everyday

Prefixes   A prefix is a group of letters or syllable which is attached to the front of a root word to form another word which usually changes its meaning.  The following are examples with their meaning.  Prefix Meaning New Words/Derivative  un- not         unhappy, untrue  dis-         not         discomfort, dislike  non- not         nonsense, non-smoker mis- wrong mismanage, mislead  mal- bad         malfunction, maltreat  super-        exceeding supernatural, superman  out-        exceed outdo, outlive  sub- below substandard,subhuman hyper- beyond hypertension, hyperactive  anti- against anti-social, antiviral  EVALUATION Form words with these prefixes: pro-, inter-, trans-, pre-, over-, under- 

Stress Patterns In this lesson, we will explain the morphophonemic approach at identifying a stressed syllable. In this approach, stress placement is determined as a result of the occurrence and arrangement of vowels (short, long, diphthongs) and consonants in syllables.  A (i) For two syllable vowels, simple adjectives, adverbs and prepositions, Stress the first syllable when the second syllable contains a short vowel and one or a final consonant. E.g. ENter, ENvy, Open, Equal. However, a two syllable verb that ends in the diphthong (әu) is stressed on the first syllable  If the last syllable contains a long vowel, diphthong or more than our consonant stress it. If the last syllable contains a short vowel or not more one consonant stress the second syllable e.g. resuRRECT, enterTAIN, enCOUNTER, deTERmine B (i) Nouns of two syllables Stress the first syllable if the second syllable contains a short vowel otherwise stress the second e.g. MOney, PROduct, LArynx, eSTATE, balLOON

Prepositional Phrase A prepositional phrase is a group of words, which begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, pronoun or noun phrase called its complement. Examples : 1. Preposition + Noun (a) He is in trouble. (b) Trust in me. 2. Preposition + Pronoun   (a) Please, bear with me. (b) Go after them. 3. Preposition + Noun Phrase (a) She is always yelling at the girls. (b) We are at the farm. Other Types  1. Preposition + Wh clause e.g. He was surprised at what she told his friend. 2. Preposition + ing clause e.g. He needs a truck for transporting gravel. Grammatical Functions A prepositional phrase can serve as a modifier (an adjective), an adverb or a complement of a verb or complement of an adjective. 1. Modifier (adjective)    The man with a hat is our teacher. (modifies the noun “man”) 2. Modifier (adverb) The police caught the thief in the garden. (modifies the verb ‘caught’) 3. Complement of a verb We believe in what you said. (Complement of the