TargetFundamentals™
Essential Reading Skills
3rd Grade
Skill 3
Skill:
The student will use structural cues, such as prefixes (e.g., un-) and suffixes (e.g., -ly),
to recognize words.
INSTRUCTIONAL PREPARATION
Materials:
• highlighters (one per student)
Duplicate the following (one per student unless otherwise indicated):
• Using a Prefix or a Suffix reference sheet
• “Unpacking after a Camping Trip” passage
• Recognizing Words with “un-” or “-ly” handout
Prepare a transparency of the following:
• Using a Prefix or a Suffix reference sheet
• “Unpacking after a Camping Trip” passage
RECALL
Before beginning the Review component, facilitate a discussion based on the following
questions:
¾ When we talk about prefixes, what do we mean? (An appropriate response is as
follows: a letter or letters added to the beginning of a word.)
¾ What are some prefixes? (Appropriate responses are as follows: be-; dis-; ex-; in-;
re-; un-.)
¾ When we talk about suffixes, what do we mean? (An appropriate response is as
follows: a letter or letters added to the end of a word.)
¾ What are some suffixes? (Appropriate responses are as follows: -ed; -er; -est; -ing;
-ist; -less; -ly.)
¾ What questions should we ask ourselves to recognize a word with the prefix un- or
the suffix -ly and understand its meaning? (Appropriate responses are as follows:
Which words have an un- at the beginning or a -ly at the end? What is the meaning
of the words with un- at the beginning? What is the meaning of the words with -ly at
the end?)
¾ Why is it important to think about words that have the prefix un- or the suffix -ly?
(Appropriate responses are as follows: the prefix or suffix of these words helps us
better understand what a word means; knowing the prefix or suffix helps us identify
how the word is used in a sentence.)
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REVIEW
1.
Display the Using a Prefix or a Suffix transparency. Distribute copies of the Using a Prefix
or a Suffix reference sheet. Ask volunteers to read the reference sheet aloud, one section at a
time, while the rest of the students read it silently.
2.
Discuss prefixes and suffixes to make sure the students understand each one. Ask
volunteers to suggest words using the un- prefix or the -ly suffix, and record these suggested
words on the classroom board under the heading “-un” or “-ly.”
3.
Distribute highlighters and copies of the “Unpacking after a Camping Trip” passage.
Display the transparency. Read the passage aloud while the students read it silently.
4.
Have the students get in pairs. Tell each pair to reread the passage together and highlight
any words in the passage with the prefix un- or the suffix -ly. Have each pair discuss the
meaning of the highlighted words. Then have the pairs get in four-person groups. Tell the
groups to discuss the meanings each pair came up with for accuracy.
5.
Distribute copies of the Recognizing Words with “un-” or “-ly” handout. Have each
student complete his or her handout independently by recording each highlighted word from
the passage in the appropriate section of the handout and writing its definition.
6.
Display the “Unpacking after a Camping Trip” transparency again. Ask several volunteers
to share the words they highlighted. Circle these words on the transparency. Have the same
volunteer explain the meaning of the highlighted word. Discuss the word and meaning for
accuracy.
WRAP-UP
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To conclude this lesson, have the students use the reverse side of their Recognizing Words
with “un-” or “-ly” handout to respond to the following question:
¾ Why is it important to recognize words with the un- prefix or the -ly suffix?
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Ask several volunteers to share their responses. Have the rest of the students determine if
the responses are appropriate.
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R3.3-2
Last printed 5/9/06
Using a Prefix or a Suffix
A base word is the simplest form of a word. Adding a
prefix or a suffix to a base word changes the meaning and
sometimes the part of speech of the word.
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clear
unclear
clearly
even
uneven
evenly
A Prefix
A letter or letters added to the beginning of a word
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un–
means “the opposite of,” or “not”
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The word lock means “to shut in or out.” Add the prefix
un– to the word lock, and you get the word unlock. Unlock
means “not shut in or out.”
A Suffix
A letter or letters added to the end of a word
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–ly
means “in the manner of” and changes the word to an
adverb
Many words that end in –ly answer the question how.
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The word neat is an adjective. Add the suffix –ly to the
word neat, and you get the word neatly. Now it’s an adverb.
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Unpacking after a Camping Trip
Our week’s camping vacation went by
quickly. But the unpacking took what seemed like
years. We had arrived home late. Dad said that we
would not unload the gear until morning. Dad
parked the car in the garage. We slowly walked upstairs and fell into
our beds. We slept silently until morning.
I woke up suddenly. It was morning. It was time to eat breakfast.
After eating, we started taking the camping gear out of the car. It took
us an hour just to get the stuff out of the car. We weren’t very lively
because we were all still tired. Dad had to unhook the ropes that held
the gear on top of the car. But first, he had to untie the rope that was
connected to the front and back of the car. The rope was tied tightly
over the tarp covering. After a few minutes, Dad had the ropes and the
tarp off. The gear was uncovered. We began lifting the gear carefully
off the roof of the car. Everything was finally off the top and out of the
inside of the car. It all was lying on the front
lawn in an unorganized way.
Now it was time to unroll and unzip the
sleeping bags so they could air out. Mom hung them on the clothesline
in the backyard. All the sleeping bags smelled bad.
After a few hours we were finished. Then we ate lunch and took a
long nap.
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Name _____________________
Recognizing Words with “un-“ or “-ly”
Words with the Prefix un–
Word
Meaning
Words with the Suffix –ly
Word
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Meaning
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