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Building Vocabulary: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes HandoutBuilding Vocabulary: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes Handout
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National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
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3rd - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Building Vocabulary: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

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Word roots, prefixes, and suffixes can hold the key to determining the meaning of a host of different words. Included here are five pages of prefixes, roots, and suffixes paired with their meanings and example words.

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Concepts

prefixes, suffixes, root words, word parts, word analysis, Vocabulary, spelling, word meanings

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use this reference tool to inspire your instruction and worksheets
  • With other students, hand this out as a reference material

Classroom Considerations

  • Many of the example words are complex; assess what your pupils are ready for before providing all of the examples

Pros

  • Example words are also paired with their meanings so that learners can compare word meanings with word part meanings

Cons

  • None

Common Core

L.3.4.a L.3.4.b L.4.4.a L.4.4.b L.5.4.a L.5.4.b L.6.4.a L.6.4.b L.7.4.a L.7.4.b L.8.4.a L.8.4.b L.9-10.4.a

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