Language feature: expend/expense/expensive are related in the same way that defend/defense/defensive and offend/offense/offensive are related. expensive Students repeat the word 3 times. Students chant the letters in the word while clapping or taping. PrefixBase WordSuffix expense (a cost) ive (makes a word into an adjective) Friendly definition/ multiple meaning: Something that cost a lot is expensive. Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: Just like “er,” “or” shows when someone does something. A “donor” donates; an “actor” acts. governor Students repeat the word 3 times. Students chant the letters in the word while clapping or taping. PrefixBase WordSuffix govern (a person who rules over others) or (person or thing that does something) Friendly definition/ multiple meaning: A governor is in charge of a state; North Carolina’s governor is Bev Perdue Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: Footprints in the snow often make an impression. The impression your attitude makes is pressed into people’s minds. Related words: depress/depression(pressed down); compress/compression(pressed together) REMEMBER “im” can also mean “not” other words in which “im” means “into/toward/within” are immigrants and imports impression Students repeat the word 3 times. Students chant the letters in the word while clapping or taping. PrefixBase WordSuffix Im- (into/toward/within) press ( means “to press”) ion (the action of) Friendly definition/ multiple meaning: a shape created by pressing into another thing/the feeling someone gets about you based on your behavior Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: Other words with the prefix “in-” are “inactive” and “inconvenient.” The depend/dependent/dependence relationship occurs in many words including differ/different/difference and innocent/innocence and patient/patience. independence Students repeat the word 3 times. Students chant the letters in the word while clapping or taping. PrefixBase WordSuffix in- (turns words to their opposite) depend (to rely on someone) ence (the state of) Friendly definition/ multiple meaning: Being free. Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: Other “sub” words in which “sub” means “under” include “subfreezing,” “submerge,” and “subway.” submarine Students repeat the word 3 times. Students chant the letters in the word while clapping or taping. PrefixBase WordSuffix sub (under) marine (water) Friendly definition/ multiple meaning: A vessel that goes under water. Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: Other “port” words include “port,” “report,” “import,” and “export.” Other words in which “trans” means “across” or “through” include “transatlantic” and “transfusion.” Other “ation” words include “fascination” and “registration.” transportation Students repeat the word 3 times. Students chant the letters in the word while clapping or taping. PrefixBase WordSuffix trans (“across” or “through”) port (“move” or “carry”) ation (makes words a noun) Friendly definition/ multiple meaning: Moving things or people from place to place. Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: The prefix “un-” often changes a word its opposite meaning as in “unfriendly” and “unhappy.” Other past tense words with the “-ed” ending are walked, baked, raised, and stumbled. unfinished Students repeat the word 3 times. Students chant the letters in the word while clapping or taping. PrefixBase WordSuffix un- (changes a word to its opposite) finish (when something ends) -ed (changes words to past tense) Friendly definition/ multiple meaning: Not done. Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

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It’s important to think about words that look and sound like words we already know when we study new words. We should think about how words are related to each other. Let’s list as many words as we can that look or sound like “composite.”

We’re going to brainstorm as many words as we can that have the same base word as “discovery.” discovery

It’s important that we learn to spell words that are giving us trouble in our writing. Here are words I noticed we need to work on this month: Now that these words are on our word wall, you must always spell them correctly, no matter where you are. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE WORD WALL TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SPELLING! You write them in your literacy notebook while I add them to the word wall.

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