Copyright © 2013 Innovative Educational Programs. Before and After Roots and Affixes Intermediate Reading CCSS: 3/4/5.RF.3 Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and suffixes. Use morphology to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in and out of context. Encourage building of new vocabulary in reading and writing with this activity based on root words, prefixes and affixes. What’s included: □ Task Card in WORD (click on slide to open in WORD for editing OR open the separate TASK CARD DOC on the website) □ Anchor Charts □ Materials Needed: notebook paper □ Technology Connection: Copyright © 2013 Innovative Educational Programs. Reproduction rights granted to CHILD Teachers and permitted only for use as instructional material. www.ieponline.com

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Root Word A word that makes sense all by itself. It is sometimes called a base word.

Let’s watch the replay to see if the ball was inbounds. A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a root word to change the word’s meaning. Prefix Prefixes often change the meaning of a word from positive to negative, or negative to positive. Example: Replay Re = to do again Replay = to play again Let’s watch the replay to see if the ball was inbounds.

Words can have more than one prefix: Common Prefixes Prefix Meaning Examples anti- against, opposite antiwar, antisocial bi- two biped, bilingual dis- the reverse of disagree, disable im- not immobile, immovable mid- middle midterm, midtown pre- earlier, before prejudge, preview re- back, again reappear, return sub- under, less than submarine, subzero n- not, reverse of unarm, unaware Words can have more than one prefix: un•en•lighten inter•con•tinental Often the spelling of a root word changes when it combines with a prefix: exclaim, exclamation

A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a root word to change the word’s meaning. Suffixes often tell you what kind of word (noun, adverb, etc.) it is part of and how it should be used in a sentence. Example: Carelessly less = without ly = like, in manner of He put his clothes away carelessly, thus they fell out of the closet and onto the floor.

Words can have more than one suffix: Common Suffixes Suffixes that form Nouns Examples -age luggage -hood statehood -ment judgement form Adjectives -ic bionic -some worrisome -ible incredible Suffixes that form Adverbs Examples -fully beautifully -ward backward -wise clockwise form Verbs -en brighten -fy notify -yze analyze Words can have more than one suffix: mind•less•ly embarrass•ing•ly Often the spelling of a root word changes when it combines with a suffix: brief, brevity

Root Word A word that makes sense all by itself. It is sometimes called a base word.

Let’s watch the replay to see if the ball was inbounds. A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a root word to change the word’s meaning. Prefix Prefixes often change the meaning of a word from positive to negative, or negative to positive. Example: Replay Re = to do again Replay = to play again Let’s watch the replay to see if the ball was inbounds.

Words can have more than one prefix: Meaning Examples anti- against, opposite antiwar, antisocial bi- two biped, bilingual dis- the reverse of disagree, disable im- not immobile, immovable mid- middle midterm, midtown pre- earlier, before prejudge, preview re- back, again reappear, return sub- under, less than submarine, subzero n- not, reverse of unarm, unaware Common Prefixes Words can have more than one prefix: un•en•lighten inter•con•tinental Often the spelling of a root word changes when it combines with a prefix: exclaim, exclamation

A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a root word to change the word’s meaning. Suffixes often tell you what kind of word (noun, adverb, etc.) it is part of and how it should be used in a sentence. Example: Carelessly less = without ly = like, in manner of He put his clothes away carelessly, thus they fell out of the closet and onto the floor.

Words can have more than one suffix: Common Suffixes Suffixes that form Nouns Examples -age luggage -hood statehood -ment judgement form Adjectives -ic bionic -some worrisome -ible incredible Suffixes that form Adverbs Examples -fully beautifully -ward backward -wise clockwise form Verbs -en brighten -fy notify -yze analyze Words can have more than one suffix: mind•less•ly embarrass•ing•ly Often the spelling of a root word changes when it combines with a suffix: brief, brevity