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Decoding and Spelling Big Words
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Teaching Common Prefixes and Suffixes
• 4 prefixes un, re, in and dis, accounts for 58 percent of prefix words
• 16 other prefixes account for 95 percent of all other the prefix words
• Suffixes s/es, ed and ing, account for 65 percent of suffix words
• 11 other suffixes account 87 percent of all the suffix words
Word Detectives for Prefixes
• Write 9 words that start with “re” on note cards
• 3 of the words mean back• 3 of the words mean again• 3 have no apparent meaning Back Again No Meaning rebound redo record return replay responsible replace rework reveal
“UnPeelable”
• These “unpeelable” prefixes do not leave recognizable words when they are “peeled off”.
• Con- Construction, Concrete, Conversation
• Em- Employee, Embassy• Ex- Explain, expensive• Per- Personality, and Permanent
Word Detectives for Suffixes
People Who Do Things That Do
reporter copier teacher computer manager heater “More” No Meaning fatter under richer after greater winter
Teaching Common Roots
• Root is a morpheme, the basic part of the word to which affixes are added
• Start off with the word play• Write the word on the board• Tell students that a word like play can become a big
word when parts are added to the beginning and ending of a word
Replay Plays ballplayerOverplay PlayerOutplay Playedmisplay playfullness
The Nifty Thrifty Fifty
• Examples for words that are familiar to children that have prefixes and/or suffixes.
• http://www.deerriver.k12.mn.us/documents/games/nifty50.htm
It’s as Easy
How to figure out a big word• Different People like different kinds of
entertainment.• The “big” in this sentence is entertainment• Cover up everything but enter- • Cover up everything but –tain-• Repeat with –ment
Big Word Collectors• Topic Board• Say it better word - little words that can turn into big
words that mean the same thing• Encourage students to make their
own topics and look up big words that relate to the topic
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