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Look inside an unfamiliar word - Paper 4

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Context: An unexpected visitor arrived at the workshop. Word investigation: unexpected. Root to explore: expect. Clues: un-: not; -ed: part of expected. Check both the parts and the sentence: word parts suggest meanings but do not settle every word automatically.

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  1. Explain unexpected as it is used in this sentence.
  2. Which root and added part help explain unexpected?
  3. Write a different sentence that makes the meaning of unexpected clear.

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