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Vocabulary Building
A fabulous language arts lesson has readers focus on the vocabulary in the key words, expand and build new vocabulary, and practice three grammar concepts. They recognize key words as they relate to communicating at work. Pupils build...
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Unlocking New Words: Partner Presentations
Following extensive modeling about how to apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to learn new words, partner teams create brief word presentations to teach new vocabulary to the class. Preselect words from upcoming social studies,...
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Subtracting Suffixes
Take it off! Take what off? Take off the suffixes to create new words! Learners build vocabulary and spelling skills as they remove the suffixes from 20 different words. This activity can help learners begin to recognize roots, compound...
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Word-building
Practice changing verb tenses and adverbs with a worksheet on vocabulary. A word bank at the top of the page instructs third and fourth graders to add -ing, -s, and -ful to different words. Great for reinforcing vocabulary rules! Use the...
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Suffixes That Sound Like "Shun"
The suffix, -tion is used with great frequency in our language. This presentation challenges learners to fill in charts with words that use this suffix. They must think of words that end in -cian, -sion, -ssion, -tion, and even words...
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It's Greek to Me!
Use Greek roots, suffixes, and prefixes to create polysyllabic words. Readers use the dictionary to identify what the word's prefix, suffix, and root or base word mean. They define what a syllable is and how one is formed using Greek...
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Pretending with Prefixes
The book Fortunately provides an excellent opportunity to discuss prefixes and suffixes as they appear in context. The class goes over a list of prefixes and suffixes with the teacher. They then write two sentences; the first including a...
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British Army Recruitment
Read and discuss the vocabulary related to a news article about a new recruitment campaign for the British army. High schoolers read the article, define key vocabulary terms, identify suffixes from the article, and complete a variety of...
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Suffixes 2
A list of nine verbs is provided for students to add different suffixes; a bank of five suffixes is also given. Only some of the suffixes actually work with verbs, though, so this is a good opportunity for discovery. Learners reflect on...
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Phonics: Identify Base Words and Affixes to Read Multi-Syllabic Words
Encountering a new an unfamiliar word can stump even the best readers. Third graders learn how to assess the base, prefix, and suffix of words to help them determine its meaning. The class works together to go over a series of common...
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Prefixes and Suffixes
Use this interactive tool to introduce your learners to prefixes and suffixes. First they use a crossword puzzle to find the opposites of the words provided. Then, they take a list of words and possible suffixes, matching the appropriate...
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Suffixes
Here is an effective, and well-designed presentation on the suffixes _/ship and _/ness. Many examples of words that use these suffixes are given, and learners have ample opportunity to practice using the correct suffix when presented...
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Suffixes
What are suffixes? Teach your class about suffixes with this 5-slide PowerPoint. It includes a brief definition, as well as 20 pairs of word examples. This is great presentation for the beginning of your lesson.
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Naming Covalent Bonds
Naming covalent compounds is an important topic to cover completely. This PowerPoint will support your lesson by giving numerous slides with the important prefixes, suffixes, and relevant rules. You will also find a selection of...
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SAT Preparation
The verbal and quantitative sections of the SAT can be a challenge for even the most erudite logophile. Prepare your test takers for the vocabulary they will encounter on standardized exams by providing them with a helpful list of roots,...
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Match Prefixes/Suffixes
Here is a prefixes and suffixes activity in which learners take a root word from column one and add a prefix or suffix from column two to make a word. They make five words.
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Prefixes and Suffixes: School to Home Links
Prefixes and suffixes are the focus of this language arts worksheet. Young learners review how to read words that use prefixes and suffixes. They examine the root words and the portion that either comes before or after it as they attempt...
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-ed Word Accuracy
First graders explore language arts by identifying the endings to specific words. In this suffix activity, 1st graders add the -ed ending to familiar verbs and discuss the change in meaning. Students collaborate in small groups to...
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Guided Reading Organizer for Chain Reaction
The class uses Chain Reaction, a magazine, to build a better understanding of Latin and Greek roots found in scientific vocabulary. They use two attached worksheets to help them read a scientific article, using visual clues and their...
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Let's Spell Words Ending in -tion
Words with the -tion ending are the focus of this presentation. Learners read a series of words with this ending, practice spelling them, and read a sentence. This could be used at a center or as a whole-group activity.
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Match the Prefixes/Suffixes
An online, interactive vocabulary skills worksheet has elementary learners match five words to their appropriate suffixes or prefixes. Simple word combinations are included like hand and some. This resource provides an opportunity for...
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English Skills Worksheet 6.201
Review compound words, onomatopoeia, prefixes, and suffixes with your fifth and sixth graders. Each of the six exercises is short and simple, and the final exercise gives learners three options too choose from. They can use their weekly...
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Match Prefixes/Suffixes: Exercise 5
Give your elementary learners an opportunity to practice matching prefixes and suffixes to create words. Word combinations like honor and able are included, but learners should be able to match up the combinations correctly since only...
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My Reading Words in My Social Studies Book?
Connect social studies and language arts using this resource. After studying root words, have learners locate five words from their social studies book that have a prefix, suffix, or root word. This puts a new twist on practicing basic...