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Etymology

For Teachers 8th
Learners dissect and build words from parts like prefixes, base words, suffixes, and inflectional endings. Etymology skills help us find the meanings of words by identifying the different parts that constitute them. Class members use...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Close Reading: The Introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

For Teachers 5th Standards
As part of a group of lessons, your class will return to the primary text for this unit, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Key vocabulary as well as close reading strategies continue to be the focus skills; however, this lesson...
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Prestwick House

Vocabulary in Context: Wilderness Survival

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Do you have what it takes to survive in the wilderness? A high-interest reading passage offers practical advice while incorporating vocabulary practice. Follow-up worksheets focus on skills such as defining words, making inferences, and...
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EngageNY

Building Background Knowledge: "Fleeing Saigon as Panic Rises”

For Teachers 8th Standards
How can scholars better understand the refugee experience? Pupils read Fox Butterfield's article "Panic Rises in Saigon, but the Exits are Few" and connect it to the novel Inside Out & Back Again. They annotate the text, looking for...
Lesson Plan
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Prefixes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders complete activities to spell words using prefixes. In this prefixes lesson, 8th graders select the correct prefix for the given examples and write the definition for the word. Students create a contextually correct...
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Vocabulary Building

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Use primary text documents to learn word roots. Learners listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence and highlight words they don't know. They compile these words and guess their meanings. They discuss roots, prefixes,...
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Curated OER

Playing Vocabulary Basketball

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners view a slide show featuring famous athletes and educational institutions that have played a part in the history of basketball. They participate in a game in which a basketball is tossed from person to person as facts and...
Worksheet
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Connection to Language Arts-The Structure of Medical Terminology

For Students 8th - 10th
In this structure of medical terminology worksheet, students read about Latin and Greek roots and match nine medical terms to their definitions using a table of defined prefixes, roots and suffixes.
Worksheet
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Compound Words - Individual Activities

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these compound word worksheets, students engage in numerous activities to reinforce what they have learned about compound words. Nine worksheet provide various means of reinforcing the concept including word puzzles and...
Lesson Plan
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Word Meaning Using Prefixes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use structural analysis to identify root words with prefixes such as dis, sub, re, and pre.
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Understanding Hard Words

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Two strategies for decoding unfamiliar words are featured on a worksheet that illustrates how to use the parts of words (prefix, root, and suffix) and context to determine meaning. Examples are included as is a guided practice exercise.
Lesson Plan
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Unlocking New Words

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the various types of suffixes and prefixes. In groups, they identify the root words and determine the proper suffix or prefix to add to the root. They complete a worksheet and review their answers to end the...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary Morphemic Elements: Affix Game

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
How well do you know your affixes? Find out how proficient your learners are with a game that requires them to define various affixes and use them to create words that will go into sentences.
Lesson Plan
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Word Structure 2 - Suffixes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify suffixes in unfamiliar words. They identify vocabulary words as nouns or adjectives using context clues and suffixes. They review the definition of a prefix, along with examples of prefixes and explain the...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Affix Concentration

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Ask your class to concentrate their energy on affixes! Pupils match various affixes to their meanings in a memory-style game until all the cards have been gathered.
Organizer
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Prefix Practice Cards

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this prefix practice cards worksheet, students cut out 20 pairs of root word cards and prefix + root words cards. The cards may be used for various classroom activities.
Lesson Plan
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Word Structure

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students infer the meanings of unfamiliar words using context clues and knowledge of prefixes and suffixes. They identify vocabulary words as nouns or adjectives using context clues and suffixes. In addition, they decide the meaning of a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prefix-Suffix Rummy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students correctly build new words by adding a prefix and/or suffix to existing base words.
Lesson Plan
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Prefixes, Un-, Re-, and, Dis-

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify prefixes and use prefixes correctly in sentences. They edit and change sentences containing prefixes.
Worksheet
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Spelling List 6: Sight Words, kn/wr Words, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include sight words, kn/wr words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words.
Lesson Plan
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Grammar: Adding a Prefix and Suffix

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice adding a prefix and/or suffix to base words. In this spelling review lesson plan, 4th graders review how to add a prefix and suffix to a word and complete a worksheet demonstrating their learning.
PPT
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Vocabulary Set 8

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners may have to do penance if they are apathetic about studying the three roots (path, pen/pun, matr/metr) in this vocabulary presentation and thus may not matriculate.
Worksheet
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School-Home Links: Syllables and Long Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this multi-syllable word worksheet, students preview five words that use prefixes and are multi-syllabic. Students then match these words up with the given definitions. Parents or guardians sign the worksheet.
Lesson Plan
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Phonics and Vegetable Books

For Teachers K
Students participate in phonemic awareness and phonics activities and develop a list of vegetable vocabulary words. They break up words into beginnings and endings, and trace and write the letter s. Students then create a Vegetable...