1. Nifty Thrifty Fifty Words

2. Why these words?
Most English big words are smaller words with parts we call prefixes attached to the beginning of the new word and parts we call suffixes added to the end of the word. When these suffixes are added, the pronunciation or spelling of the root word often changes. Many children who are good decoders of smaller words are unable to pronounce big words because they lack a store of big words they can access to find the familiar patterns. The Nifty Thrifty Fifty is a list of “raw material” big words. Students who can read, spell and analyze these words and who learn to use these patterns to decode, spell and understand the meaning of thousands of other big words. (From Patricia M. Cunningham, Phonics They Use, 7th ed.)

3. List # 1
composer
discovery
encouragement
hopeless
impossible

4. List # 1 Open to the back page of your Interactive Notebook.
Paste your Nifty Fifty Chart to the back page.

5. List # 2
musician
richest
unfriendly
expensive
governor

6. List # 3
impression
independence
submarine
transportation
unfinished

7. List # 4
beautiful
community
communities
electricity
happiness

8. List # 5
prettier
continuous
conversation
forgotten
nonliving

9. List # 6
swimming
unpleasant
valuable
dishonest
illegal

10. List # 7
irresponsible
misunderstood
performance
rearrange
replacement

11. List # 8
deodorize
different
employee
international
invasion

12. List #9
prehistoric
signature
antifreeze
forecast
midnight

13. List #10
overpower
semifinal
supermarket
Underweight