McGraw Hill
Vocabulary Power
Augment your language arts units with a set of vocabulary worksheets. The packet is an excellent support to your vocabulary instruction that covers a variety of skills, including context clues, Greek and Latin roots, reference materials,...
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Research Tasks: New Words, Relevant Information, Revision
Word builders. Scholars participate in a mini lesson about affixes. They then complete a research vocabulary organizer and share their definitions of the words with the class. They gather more evidence for their research from the...
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“George Washington’s Socks”: Vocabulary Part 1
Supplement a class reading of George Washington's Socks with this list of vocabulary words. Including a mixture of verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs, this resource asks young readers to record the page number and a synonym for each...
Curated OER
Prefixes "a-" and "ad-"
In this recognizing prefixes usage and meanings worksheet, students write the meanings of base words, add the prefixes "a-" or "ad-" to base words, and write the meaning of the new word. Students write 18 answers.
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Prefixes: ab- and be-
In this recognizing the meanings and usages of the prefixes ab- and be- worksheet, students write the meanings of the base words, add the prefixes to make new words, and write the meanings of those word. Students write 18 answers.
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Prefixes: Semi- and Under-
In this practicing prefix usage learning exercise, students write the meanings of the base words, add the indicated prefixes, and write the meanings of the new words. Students write 18 short answers.
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Self-Monitoring Strategies and Vocabulary Games
Middle and high schoolers identify how to discover a word's meaning by exploring context clues and any pictures, diagrams, photographs, and charts that might be included. They continue this process with other examples and locate one on...
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Understanding Hard Words
Two strategies for decoding unfamiliar words are featured on a worksheet that illustrates how to use the parts of words (prefix, root, and suffix) and context to determine meaning. Examples are included as is a guided practice exercise.
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Journey to Understanding Vocabulary
Students examine word parts. In this word study instructional activity, students practice breaking words into parts and using their knowledge of Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes determine the words' meanings.
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Analyzing Unknown Words
Learners analyze affixes and how they affect word meaning. In this language arts lesson, students use charts to construct and deconstruct words to find meaning.
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Fix a Sandwich Stack
Sixth graders compare the meanings of the base words with the meanings of the words with added prefixes and suffixes. In this word analysis lesson, 6th graders explore base words, prefixes, and suffixes by finding words in print which...
Curated OER
Etymology
Learners dissect and build words from parts like prefixes, base words, suffixes, and inflectional endings. Etymology skills help us find the meanings of words by identifying the different parts that constitute them. Class members use...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Sentence Match
Ask your class to puzzle out the meaning of various affixes. Learners read sentences and develop a new word with an affix to replace the underlined words. They write down the words and help to categorize them by affix.
Curated OER
Prefixes "out" and "pro" Worksheet
In this prefixes worksheet, students explore how a prefix changes the meaning of a word. Students complete 6 questions with three parts. Students write the original meaning of a word, students add the given prefix and write the meaning...
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Derivational Suffixes Worksheet
For this suffixes worksheet, students learn that derivational suffixes change the meaning of words and the part of speech. Students write the original meaning of six words, add the suffix, and write the new meaning.
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Break It Down
Students play a word part identification game. They form words using prefixes, suffixes and root word game pieces.
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Unlocking New Words
Students are introduced to the various types of suffixes and prefixes. In groups, they identify the root words and determine the proper suffix or prefix to add to the root. They complete a worksheet and review their answers to end the...
Curated OER
The Language of Science
In this language of science worksheet, students use the list provided to guess the meaning of each of the list. Students apply root words, prefixes, and suffixes to gain meaning of other science words.
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Compound Words - Individual Activities
In these compound word worksheets, students engage in numerous activities to reinforce what they have learned about compound words. Nine worksheet provide various means of reinforcing the concept including word puzzles and...
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Determining Main Ideas and Summarizing: Philo Farnsworth’s Early Years
Teamwork makes the dream work! Learners work in groups to analyze pages 2-9 of The Boy Who Invented TV, The Story of Philo Farnsworth. They complete a first read to determine the gist and a second read to identify main idea and provide a...
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Greek, Latin and Anglo-Saxon Roots to Better Vocabulary
Seventh graders review the concepts of affixes and roots. They practice common Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ones which are used to form many words in English. Students develop an awareness of the formation and evolution of words.
Core Knowledge Foundation
Unit 6: American Revolution
The American Revolution is the theme of a five-week unit that focuses on reading, grammar, morphology, and writing. Scholars read and respond to texts, practice spelling and word work, and write paragraphs. Assessments gauge comprehension.
Curated OER
Word Structure
Young scholars infer the meanings of unfamiliar words using context clues and knowledge of prefixes and suffixes. They identify vocabulary words as nouns or adjectives using context clues and suffixes. In addition, they decide the...
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Prefixes In-, Pre-, and Re-
In this recognizing the meanings of prefixes worksheet, students read the meanings of in-, pre-, and re- and write the meanings of words spelled with those prefixes. Students write 13 answers.