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Root Words Worksheet
Explore the parts of words! Fourth and fifth graders study root words with this activity. They combine words with a given prefix and root word, like combat. There are 13 words to combine!
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Prefixes "en-", "ex-" Worksheet
Learners attach the prefix "en-" to three root words, defining the meaning of each word and its new meaning when the prefix is added. They then repeat the process for the prefix "ex-." Definitions for both prefixes are provided, though...
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Common Roots and Affixes
Who said studying roots and affixes can't be fun? The tone of this presentation will entertain as well as engage your class as they examine the roots circ, cycl, pend, and equ. Opportunities for guided and independent practice, as well...
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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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Fluency: Word Parts, Speedy Syllables
Prefixes, affixes, roots, and word parts are the focus of a lesson designed to boost scholars' speed and accuracy. Peers work collaboratively to time one another while reading word cards. Answers, scores, and times are recorded to track...
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Prefixes and Root Words
In this root words and prefix usage worksheet, students view a list of root words and columns of the prefixes non-, im, ir, il, in, and mis using the prefixes to generate new words, especially antonyms. Students write 15 answers.
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Investigation 2: hat is the Root Word?
In this identifying the base words worksheet, students read two columns of words and write their root words, use a dictionary to find new words that use the root words from the word list, and read common prefixes and create new words...
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Root Words
In this language arts worksheet students learn that root works are words from which other words are built. Students identify the root word in 6 words, then rearrange 6 scrambled words, putting the prefix, root word and suffix in order.
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Prefixes Aplenty
Introduce several new prefixes to your vocabulary lesson. After alphabetizing 19 prefixes, including pro-, geo-, and thermo, third graders use a dictionary to find one word that begins with each prefix. Extend the activity by having kids...
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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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Adding Prefixes To Root Words
In this language arts worksheet, students examine 15 root words and add a prefix from the list to each word. Students then write another word beside it that has the same prefix.
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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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Up From The Roots
Students review prefixes and root words then complete a Root Words worksheet. An answer sheet is provided with the lesson.
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Roots and Affixes
Fourth and fifth graders review how words can have several parts, including; roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Pupils receive a word building tiles worksheet, embedded in the plan, and they record selected roots, prefixes, and suffixes in...
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Vocabulary Morphemic Elements: Word Dissect
Assist pupils as they learn to separate base words and affixes and combine them to determine the meaning of words. Partners practice with cards that include words with affixes.
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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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Vocabulary: Buckle Down, Words by Themselves
Fifth graders will use a dictionary to complete 5 charts organizing words by their roots and affixes. This activity is 4 pages long, and is a great way to help students better understand how to glean the meaning of a word by knowing its...
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Base Words and Their Meanings
In this matching words to base word meanings worksheet, students draw lines to connect the base words with their words with prefixes or suffixes clues. Students identify 12 matches.
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Better Vocabulary Through Derivatives
Learners create a word tree poster that illustrates the way a root word can serve as the basis for many related terms. Although designed for a Latin language class, the concepts here could be used with any class study of Latin or Greek...
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Vocabulary Development
What is a root word? What is a prefix? Suffix? Use these questions to spark a discussion amongst your language art learners. Then, start by writing the word irresistible on the board and have teams of learners attempt to create new words...
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Vocabulary through Text
Explore word meanings. Sixth graders identify examples of words with affixes while listening to the story Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg. They participate in the game "Pass the Parts" and practice separating given words into their root...
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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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Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Meaningful Affixes
Invite learners to determine which affix and base word combinations create new words. This activity allows pupils to play around and create words that match specific meanings.
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Word Origins
Discuss where some words originated, how they are used today, and new words recently added to the dictionary. This short slide show is lacking in depth but could possibly work as a review.
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