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Subtracting Suffixes

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Take it off! Take what off? Take off the suffixes to create new words! Learners build vocabulary and spelling skills as they remove the suffixes from 20 different words. This activity can help learners begin to recognize roots, compound words, and suffixes. 

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compound words, spelling, suffixes

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compound words, suffixes, creating words, building vocabulary, spelling, removing suffixes, english language arts
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3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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RF.3.3.a RF.5.3.a L.3.4.a L.4.4.a L.5.4.a

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