R oots , Prefixes, and Suffixes Language Arts

ROOTS, PREFIXES, AND SUFFIXES LANGUAGE ARTS2nd grade

Danielle Walker

July 14

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Lessons

Assessment

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LESSON 1.1-ROOTS

Roots are the main part of the word.

It is the most basic form.

Commonly Used Roots

Like

Care

Friend

Act

Place

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LESSON 1.2-PREFIX

Placed in front of the root word.

Can change the meaning of the word or create a whole new word.

[For teachers] if you need more resources, please visit: http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/prefixes.htm

Commonly Used Prefixes

Un-

Re-

Pro-

Dis-

De-

Mis-

Anti-

LESSON 1.3-SUFFIX

Placed at the end of the root word.

Changes the meaning of the word.

[For teachers] if you need more resources, please visit: http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/prefixes.htm

Commonly Used Suffixes

-ful

-less

-ly

-tion

-able

-est

-er

IN THE WORD HOPEFUL, WHAT IS THE ROOT WORD?

a) Hopb) Hopec) Fuld) Hopeful

A ROOT WORD HAS A MEANING WITHOUT THE USE OF A PREFIX

OR SUFFIX.

a) Trueb) False

IN THE WORD SUBMERGING, WHAT IS THE PREFIX?

a) subb) mergc) ing

WHERE DOES A SUFFIX COME IN A WORD?

a) At the beginningb) At the endc) In the middle

CORRECT! GOOD JOB!

INCORRECT! PLEASE TRY AGAIN!

CREDITS http://www.prefixsuffix.com/rootwords.php?n

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www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/languagearts/scos/2004/17grade2