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Suffixes
Add additional meanings to root words! Scholars show what they know about suffixes and root words with a activity that challenges them to create words and complete sentences.
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Using a Dictionary: Root Words
A dictionary is a very helpful tool. Teach your third graders how to locate words, define them, and understand what root words are. They look up 12 words, write their definitions, then determine the root word that helps categorize each...
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Spanish Diminutives, Augmentatives, and More…
Teach your kiddies how to create diminutives and augmentatives in Spanish. They'll soon be adding -ito and -ita to every noun they can! Diminutives and augmentatives are much more common in Spanish, so there are many examples included...
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Adding -est Practice Sheet
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite the 35 words by adding the -est suffix ending to each word on the provided lines.
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Prefix, Suffix, and Root Word Worksheets
Words are kind of like a train, with affixes as the added cars. Practice prefixes, suffixes, and root words with these worksheets. Learners add words on to the beginning and end of words, practice with some roots, and use the words in...
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Adding Suffixes- ly, ful
Fifth graders practice adding suffixes. In this word endings lesson, 5th graders identify examples of suffixes, practice adding the suffix "-ly" and "-ful" and then complete a worksheet to practice.
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Suffixes
An investigation of suffixes challenges students to change the endings of different nouns, verbs and adjectives in this two-part worksheet. The first task asks students to use the given list of words and suffixes to create new words;...
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Word Formation Worksheet 7
In this ESL word formation worksheet, students read 7 sentences that have a missing word. Students fill the space using the base word given in bold at the end. Prefixes and suffixes may be added.
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How New Words Are Created
How are new words created? Study the list of ways a word can be created, and then have your class attempt to define a list of words. Word examples include snail-mail, coffee-matic, teleshopping, etc. More words and their definitions are...
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Home Spelling Practice: Adding Suffixes That Change Stress
In this spelling instructional activity, learners learn to spell 20 words in a list that all contain suffixes that change the stress in the pronunciation of the word. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home...
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Change the Nouns to Adjectives
A 10-item practice page requires scholars to change nouns to adjectives by adding the appropriate suffix.
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Suffix "er"
In this suffix worksheet, learners read the rules for adding the suffix "er." Students complete 24 exercises in adding suffixes to different base words.
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Unit 3, Lesson 15: Adding Suffixes
In this suffix worksheet, 4th graders will focus on word endings -s and -es. Students will complete a crossword puzzle consisting of 13 clues, filling in the missing word to each of the given sentences.
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Unit 5, Lesson 27: Adding Suffixes -able, ible, -ant, and -ent
In this suffix worksheet, 5th graders will complete the puzzle using words that contain the suffixes -able, -ible, -ant, and -ent. Students will respond to 9 sentences to complete the given crossword puzzle.
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Suffixes
Many words have suffixes, and knowing them can help scholars with vocabulary and spelling. They read a brief introduction explaining suffixes and giving two examples: -ly and -ful. Then, learners add these suffix examples to seven base...
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Determine the Meaning of a Word Using Knowledge of Base Words and Affixes
Affixes can change the entire meaning of a word! Pupils practice with three prefixes and three suffixes in this scaffolded word meaning resource. There are affix cards here you can display in a pocket chart as you review. Learners first...
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What are Prefixes and Suffixes?
Students explore prefixes and suffixes. In this word analysis and technology activity, students define and identify prefixes and suffixes as they participate in an interactive series of SMART Board activities.
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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words
Learners write down the prefix and suffix that was added to each of ten root words. They fill in the blanks that before and after the word in the table.
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Adding -ing
Review the rules involving the use of the -ing ending. Learners discuss a list of words, engage in activities, and learn spelling rules. This presentation provides a comprehensive review of this topic. It is a good tool for the classroom.
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Adding Suffixes
In this suffixes practice worksheet, learners combine 24 root words that end in y to suffixes. Students determine whether they need to change the y endings to i as they add the suffixes.
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Word Roots Lesson #1 - Focus: chrom
What does the root word chrom mean? Review the root and the different prefixes and suffixes that can be added to it to enhance its meaning. Then, get your class using the new words with two short exercises. A brief introduction to the...
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Adding -ed Practice Sheet
In this grammar worksheet, students practice adding the suffix -ed to 35 words. Students rewrite the word in the box below the root word.
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Adding Prefixes to Words
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders write new words by adding a prefix to each of 10 words. They use the prefixes; bi, un, mis, dis, in, mid, re, and en.
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Noun Suffix "er"
Here is a worksheet whose focus is having young readers learn that when "er" is added to a noun it changes a "doing" word into a "doer." Learners write six nouns and bracket the "er" at the end. Example: jump-jump(er).