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Meaning of Many Common Prefixes and Suffixes
Third graders examine words. For this vocabulary lesson, 3rd graders decipher unfamiliar words by finding and defining the root word. Students explore the changes that prefixes and suffixes make to root words.
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School-Home Links: Prefixes 2
In this prefixes learning exercise, learners review the definition and several examples for prefixes. Students then change the verb in the given sentences by adding the prefix dis-. Parents or guardians must sign the learning exercise.
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Prefixes
In this prefixes worksheet, students use the given definitions of prefixes to determine meanings of words. Prefixes include re, un, dis, mis, pre, and under.
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Prefixes
In this prefixes worksheet, students write the correct word from a word bank next to the definition. Words include prefixes of re, un, dis, mis, pre, and under.
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Prefixes 5
For this prefixes worksheet, students write the correct prefix for each base word based on the definitions given. Definitions of prefixes are given.
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Prefix "un"
In this prefix "un" worksheet, learners practice their spelling skills as they examine 6 words and matching pictures. Students write the words that feature the prefix "un".
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Prefixes: ir and il
In this prefixes practice activity, students respond to 52 questions that require them to fill in the blanks, write original sentences, can complete a word search.
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Pendemonium: The Italian Job
Discover how to use prefixes and suffixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. The group views a jovial video on the topic, and then they create a chart of prefix and suffix meanings to identify the meanings of words in a social...
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Lesson 11 - Affixes with Unchanging Base Words
Adding an affix to a word sometimes changes its meaning, just like magic. Using 11th of 17 lessons in the Word Recognition and Fluency series, readers become vocabulary magicians, learning to form and decode words that contain common...
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Creatasaurus
Upper elementary children still are intrigued by dinosaurs. Here is a dinosaur lesson plan that is geared toward their age group! The learners consider a list of prefixes and suffixes. Using the list, they can analyze the names of their...
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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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Introduce: The Prefix re-
Students brainstorm words that have the prefix re-. In this prefix lesson, students discuss the meaning of the word prefix, define the meaning of the prefix re- and list words with the prefix on the board, discussing the meaning of each.
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Introduce: The Prefixes in-, im-, il- and ir-
Students identify words that have the prefixes in-, im-, il- and ir-. In this word recognition instructional activity, students define the word "prefix" and practice adding endings the prefixes to the words on the board. Students write...
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Introduce: The Prefix mis-
Students explore words. In this prefixes lesson, students discover the meaning of the prefix mis-. They work as a class to come up with various words that contain this prefix. This lesson includes modifications for advanced students,...
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Introduce: The Prefix over-
Students generate words with the prefix over-. In this word study lesson, students are introduced to the prefix and identify words that contain the prefix over-. Students generate the meaning of the prefix and list various words that...
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Introduce: The Prefix pre-
Students study language. In this word making lesson plan, students discover the meaning of the prefix pre-. They work in small groups to create a list of words that use this prefix. This lesson plan includes modifications for advanced...
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Prefix "Dis"
In this prefix "dis" instructional activity, students learn to add this prefix to make a new word that means "not". Students add the prefix "dis" to six words.
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Prefixes
Read out loud the stories Doctors Try to Separate Joined Twin Sisters, and New Planets Discovered. Focus on these words and the meanings of their prefixes: conjoined, extra-solar, telescopes, and universe. Then read information on the...
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Prefixes, Un-, Re-, and, Dis-
Third graders identify prefixes and use prefixes correctly in sentences. They edit and change sentences containing prefixes.
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Using the Prefixes 're' and 'non-'
In this prefixes instructional activity, learners complete 4 sentences using the 're' or 'non-' words in the word bank. Students make up 2 clue sentences with a prefix 're' or 'non'. Then learners give a definition for 4 prefix words.
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Vocabulary Development
Students create new words. In this vocabulary development lesson students use five root words and add a prefix and a suffix to make new words. They use the new words in a sentence.
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Memory Master
Practice spelling words that use prefixes, suffixes, and specific roots. In this grammar lesson plan, learners play a game where they compete with spelling words correctly to gain points. A short set of review questions are also included.
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Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Sentence Match
Ask your class to puzzle out the meaning of various affixes. Learners read sentences and develop a new word with an affix to replace the underlined words. They write down the words and help to categorize them by affix.
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Prefixes and Roots
For this prefixes and roots worksheet, students complete 2 pages of exercises about word roots and their meanings. The root "phone" and its meaning is used on the page.