This lesson introduces affixes, including suffixes and prefixes and lesser known affixes.

An eleven-part learning module with links to texts, videos, images, and websites about prefixes and suffixes.

This slideshow lesson focuses on affixes; prefixes, suffixes, and the uncommon affixes, interfix and duplifix. It defines prefix and suffix and gives examples, provides a list of common prefixes and suffixes, and then defines and gives...

This slideshow lesson introduces common roots words (or base words) and their meanings. It explains that some can stand alone while others require prefixes or suffixes to form words. L.9-10.4b Patterns/word changes

This slideshow lesson focuses on affixes. It defines the term; discusses prefixes including location, examples, and how they affect the root word; discusses suffixes including location, examples, and how they affect the part of speech;...

A lesson plan in which students match word cards with appropriate prefixes and suffixes. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students identify prefixes and suffixes on word cards. Materials are included.

This lesson plan includes a group of activities that will teach students how to use vocabulary knowledge to help with comprehension of a text. Split into three activities, this lesson plan encourages students to use prior knowledge, word...

A lesson plan in which students add affixes to alter the meaning of words. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students play a memory game by matching affixes with their meanings. Materials are included.

This resource has three sections: Overview of Affixes with Unchanging Base Words, video demonstration, and teaching tips. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript.

A lesson plan in which students play a game by determining affixes and their meanings in order to move around the board. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students sort words based on the meanings of their affixes: before, one who, state or qualify of, and wrongly. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students play a memory match game by matching affixes and their meanings. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students practice reading a list of affixes and then time each other to see how many affixes they can read in one minute. Students repeat to work towards increased speed and accuracy. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students play a game by moving around the board by identifying suffixes. Materials are included.

A learning module that includes fifteen links to images, videos, online games, websites, lists and more that teach prefixes, Greek and Latin rooms, and suffixes.

This activity engages young scholars in vocabulary-building strategies related to Greek and Latin roots. Students will be given charts with Greek and Latin roots. Young scholars will practice combining different roots to form present-day...

This free reading intervention site is geared toward students grade K-3, with literacy activities and lessons/ideas links. The site includes teaching tools and activities. See the link at the bottom to "About FreeReading" for a list of...

A lesson plan in which young scholars sort words according to whether they have a prefix, a suffix, both, or neither. Materials are included.

This instructional activity focuses on strategies to diversify and retain new vocabularies such as reading a variety of types of writing and learning roots, suffixes, prefixes, and the etymology of words.

In this slideshow tutorial lesson, students are encouraged to never completely skip an unknown word. The strategies of using context around the word, sounding out the word, looking for familiar words parts, and getting a dictionary are...