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.

Concepts

affixes, suffixes, prefixes, word parts, word meanings, root words

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a class set of the header and sentence cards so that learners can practice independently or with partners
• Laminate all the materials to extend their use; kids can also use whiteboard or overhead markers to write the words on their sheets

Classroom Considerations

• Scholars will need to have some prior knowledge of affixes and root words before completing the activity

Pros

• It comes with cards and worksheets for you to copy and cut out
• Provides clear instructions and a diagram to help you conduct the activity with ease

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.3.3.a L.2.4.b L.3.4.b