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Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Make It Meaningful ActivityVocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Make It Meaningful Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Year
2007
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Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Make It Meaningful

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Scholars learn to find meaning in words using affixes with a language arts activity. In pairs, children sort cards with printed sentences that include words with the prefixes mis- and pre- and the suffixes -er, -ness, and -able. Then, using knowledge of the base word and affix, pupils determine the meaning of each term.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

affixes, root words

Additional Tags

affix, Suffix, Prefix, root word, base word, context clue, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • This collaborative activity would work nicely as a center during language arts rotations in most elementary grade levels

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes learners are familiar with the meanings of the base words used in the activity

Pros

  • Suggestions are offered for extending or adapting the activity to meet the needs of all students
  • A graphic organizer is provided for exploring words with other affixes

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Common Core

L.4.4.b L.5.4.b

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