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Fun English Games: Interactive Grammar Games: Prefix & Suffix Game
In this interactive game, students select either a prefix, or a suffix, or both to a word to make a new word. It uses common prefixes and suffixes such as pre, sub, re, un and ly, ful, less, er.
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center
Wisconsin Rt I Center: Structural Analysis [Pdf]
Classroom teachers will learn about structural analysis of words, an important instructional strategy. Teachers will learn how to implement structural analysis, understand how to measure progress with structural analysis, find research...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Bingo Lingo Game [Pdf]
Bingo-like game where students match cards to root words. This PDF document contains five pages of directions, game boards, and game cards.
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center
Wisconsin Rt I Center: Semantic Maps for Morphological Analysis [Pdf]
Classroom teachers will learn about semantic maps to break words into meaningful word parts, an engaging instructional strategy tool. Teachers will learn how to implement semantic maps, understand how to measure progress with semantic...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 2: Fin Sed Fer: Word Roots #2 Beginner
This lesson plan features the Latin roots FIN = end; SED, SID, SESS = sit, be still; FER = bear, carry, yield, bring. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue....
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 3: Cern Jur Leg: Word Roots #3 Beginner
This lesson plan features the Latin roots CERN-CER-CRE = separate, distinguish; JUR/JUS = law, right; LEG = law. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue and a...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 4: Grad Mot Cad:word Roots #4 Beginner
This lesson plan features the Latin roots GRAD = step, walk, degree; MOT = move; CAS/CID = fall, sink. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue and a vocabulary...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 5: Nat Tract Sequ: Word Roots #5 Beginner
This lesson plan features the Latin roots NAT = be born; TRACT = pull, draw; SEQU/SECU = follow. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue, and a vocabulary word...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 6: Plic Fac Cogn: Word Roots #6 Beginner
This lesson plan features the Latin roots PLIC = fold, bend; FAC-FIC = make, do; COGN-NOT = know. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle has directions, a clue and a vocabulary word list....
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 7: Spect Sta Vert: Word Roots #7 Beginner
This lesson plan features the Latin roots SPECT/SPEC = watch, see, look, appear; STA/SIST = stand, place; VERT/VERS = turn. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 8: Sent Grat Pon: Word Roots #8 Beginner
This lesson plan features the Latin roots SENT-SENS = feel, be aware, think; GRAT-GRAC-GREE = thankful, pleasing; PON-POS = place, put Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 9: Clud Dit Fid: Word Roots #9 Beginner
This lesson plan features the Latin roots CLUD-CLUS-CLOS = close, shut; DIT-DO = give, push; FID = faith, trust. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below.Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue and a...
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Practice With Prefixes #1
This interactive activity offers a practice for using the prefixes post-, pre-, dis-, in-, and un- that keeps track of score.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Word Literacy: Match the Eponyms
Students read a definition of eponym, then play a two-level game where they match items to the people they are named after.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Spelling Words Correctly Using Prefixes
Fourth graders will learn about the prefix re- and how to apply this prefix to familiar words. After the direct instruction, 4th graders will show their understanding through thinking aloud and applying the knowledge to a new text.
Education Development Center
Tv411: Vocabulary: Roots and Their Families
There are three activities in this lesson: 1) read root words and definitions, and type root into the box to complete the sentence; 2) drag root into box to complete the sentence; and 3) determine meaning of new word based on meaning of...
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Prefixes Say Plenty
Test what you know about prefixes. Feedback is given when you answer questions correctly or incorrectly.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Suffixes
Interactive quizzes to help develop skill using suffixes in vocabulary. After a short introductory slide show, students are asked to identify the meaning of words in context that use similar suffixes. Next, students fill in the...
Education Development Center
Tv411: Tune in to Learning: More Roots and Their Families
Part 2 of a series of interactive exercises concerning word roots and vocabulary skills. Site initially explains vocabulary and word roots, then allows students to complete interactive exercises.
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: What Is a Prefix?
BBC Skillswise offers a factsheet about prefixes for teachers and students.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Topics a to Z: Root Words, Roots, and Affixes
An introduction to using word parts to improve vocabulary skills. Includes charts of common Greek and Latin roots as well as common prefixes and suffixes and their meanings. Each of the four charts can be downloaded.
Education.com
Education.com: L.4.4.b Worksheets: Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots as Clues
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 22 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard L.4.4.B: Use common, grade appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Morpheme Structures: Affix Fit
A lesson plan in which young scholars match word cards with appropriate prefixes and suffixes. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Word Parts: Affix Wiz [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students practice reading a list of affixes and then time each other to see how many affixes they can read in one minute. Students repeat to work towards increased speed and accuracy. Materials are included.