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Word Origins

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Understanding a word's etymology can really help with decoding and building vocabulary skills. Readers compare and contrast words of similar origins but with different difficulty levels. They focus on prefixes, suffixes, and affixes. Several web links and two pages of word origins are included.

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decoding, Vocabulary, word origins, multisyllabic words, syllables, phonics, etymology

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etymology, vocabulary skills, word origins, decode, multisyllabic words, english language arts
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
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Research
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