Wonderscape
Understanding Words: The Power of Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Dive into the technique of using word structure to decipher unfamiliar words in reading. Explore how analyzing Greek and Latin root words, prefixes, and suffixes can unlock the meanings of many English words. Learn about common root...
Sesame Workshop
Electric Company: Ly Song
Watch this classic Electric Company video on adding -ly to words. Learn to read words with common affixes. [1:14]
Sesame Workshop
Electric Company: Ing Song
Watch this classic Electric Company video on words ending in -ing. Learn to read words with common affixes. [1:00]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Affixes to Determine Meaning
This lesson shows how to use affixes to determine the meaning of unknown words. It provides definitions of terms and demonstrates how to use similar words and word parts to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. [2:30]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Affixes
This tutorial video focuses on affixes; it defines all the associated terms, explains how affixes affect the meaning of words, gives examples, and ends with a rap music clip about prefixes, suffixes, and root words. [6:10]
Nessy Learning
Nessy: Sticky "I"
Read words with common Latin suffixes. This video focuses on -tion words. [1:02]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prefixes: Lesson 4
This lesson introduces prefixes and how they are commonly used. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Prefixes."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prefixes: Lesson 5
This lesson introduces prefixes and how they are commonly used. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Prefixes."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Suffixes
This lesson introduces suffixes and how they are commonly used. [4:37]