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Activity
Education.com

Education.com: Finding Root Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Help your students review root words so they can analyze unfamiliar words and figure out the meaning without using a dictionary. In this worksheet, students will identify the root of each word...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Putting the Pieces Together

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Putting word parts together, students understand and acquire new vocabulary to use in reading and writing. This flipchart uses several self-checking techniques that will engage students to build and...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Word Analysis: Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this slideshow tutorial, students will review the concept of word analysis. The decoding skills of analyzing morphemes, including looking at prefixes, suffixes, and roots are included.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Prefixes and Suffixes

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial focuses on prefixes and suffixes using a slideshow and two videos. The first video discusses affixes including prefixes and suffixes and how they work; it also has an embedded YouTube music video about the power of...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Root/base Words

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
In this learning game, students match words with their correct root word.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Taking the "Un" Out of "Unwritten"

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, young scholars will use a the rap song about prefixes, suffixes and roots and the song "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. Students will be engaged as they are practice their understanding of prefixes, suffixes and roots....
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Building a Better Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A wonderful site for the vocabulary enthusiast. Includes ways to build your vocabulary, resource suggestions, information about word roots, a section on suffixes and prefixes, as well as some higher-level word quizzes.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Building a Better Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an index of vocabulary-building information and quizzes, including a list of roots, prefixes, and suffixes with their meanings. It offers 365 SAT and GRE level vocabulary words, definitions, and sample sentences. The quizzes...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: It's Greek to Me!

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
This instructional activity engages students in vocabulary-building strategies related to Greek and Latin roots. Students will be given charts with Greek and Latin roots. Students will practice combining different roots to form...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Prefixes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on prefixes; it defines prefix, and discusses the purpose of prefixes and how they can change the base word. It also provides a list of common prefixes with their meanings.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Roots & Affixes

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A learning module that includes fifteen links to images, videos, online games, websites, lists and more that teach prefixes, Greek and Latin rooms, and suffixes.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Prefixes and Suffixes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial begins with a YouTube video rapping about affixes including roots, prefixes, and suffixes. There are two slide shows including one about prefixes and one about suffixes; each includes definition, how it functions, and a...
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Unit Plan
Other

How to Study: A Word Identification Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn eight steps to help you identify unfamiliar words.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Prefix and Suffix Mix Up

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
In this activity provided by SMART, students will learn the meaning of common prefixes and suffixes, practice combining root words with prefixes and suffixes, and recognize changes in words after combining prefixes and suffixes.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Prefixes and Suffixes

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews prefixes, root words, and suffixes. Students practice constructing sentences.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Vocabulary Tip: Build Associations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This screencast discusses how building associations between words increases vocabulary. It provides several examples on building successful associations using roots, parts of speech, prefixes and suffixes, and synonyms. Real Player is...
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Handout
Other

Vocabulary Workshop

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This vocabulary workshop will be helpful to anyone interested in brushing up on their skills. This site features a comprehensive look at root words, prefixes, suffixes and more.
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Suffixes [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
BBC Skillswise offers a activity on suffixes for teachers and students.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Instructor: Reading Clinic: Strategy Inventory

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan includes a group of activities that will teach students how to use vocabulary knowledge to help with comprehension of a text. Split into three activities, this lesson plan encourages students to use prior knowledge, word...
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Prefix and Suffix Flip Book

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
The student will blend base words and affixes to make words.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Flip a Chip: Examining Affixes and Roots to Build Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for a vocabulary lesson that uses an activity called Flip-a-Chip to teach about affixes. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lesson as well as assessment and...
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Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Practice With Suffixes (Nouns)

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Interactively increase students understanding and use of vocabulary with an activity that highlights the concepts of suffixes and base words.
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Unit Plan
Hopelink

Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Teaching Word Structure

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Understanding word structure and being able to identify root or base words, prefixes and suffixes give your student valuable vocabulary-building skills. Click on the Prefixes and Suffixes handout.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Affixes 4

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on affixes. It defines the term; discusses prefixes including location, examples, and how they affect the root word; discusses suffixes including location, examples, and how they affect the part of speech;...