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I WILL BE ABLE TO...
Know compound words,
suffixes and prefixes.
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Lesson 4: Word Play
Sometimes we can put two shorter words together to make a new word. We call this a COMPOUND WORD.
bird
pan
cake
house
birdhouse
pancake
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Let's put two words together to make new words:
1. can+not
cannot
2. down+town
3. every+thing
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4. Which of these is two words put together?
A. moonlight
B. television
C. remember
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5. Which of these is two words put together?
A. feather
B. country
C. bedroom
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6. Which of these is two words put together?
A. library
B. daylight
C. message
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Look at these pictures. Write a compound word that goes with each picture.
classroom
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Look at these pictures. Write a compound word that goes with each picture.
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Look at these pictures. Write a compound word that goes with the picture.
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Sometimes you can make a new word by adding letters to the beginning of a word. This is called a prefix. Example:
un+able = unable
List of prefixes:
un­ re­
pre­
mis­ over­
not
again
before
wrong
too much
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Let's write a new word using a prefix:
7. re + play
replay
8. pre + cook
9. mis + spell
10. over+tired
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A root word is the word we add letters (prefix or suffix) to:
11. What is the root word in the word rerun?
12. What is the root word in the word untold?
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Try writing new words by putting together prefixes and root words:
13. Write a word that means "paint again."
14. Write a word that means "not clean."
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Try writing new words by putting together prefixes and root words:
15. Write a word that means "fill too much."
16. Write a word that means "mix before."
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Sometimes you can make a new word by adding letters to the end of a word. This is called a suffix. Example:
green + est = greenest
List of some more suffixes:
­er ­ful
­ly
­ing ­less
more
full of
in this way
doing something
not having something
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Let's write a new word using a suffix:
17. Write a word that means "more old."
older
18. Write a word that means "most tall."
19. Write a word that means "full of hope."
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Let's write a new word using a suffix:
20. Write a word that means "more fast."
21. Write a word that means "taking a walk."
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22. Which word has a suffix and a prefix?
A. rethrow
B. softly
C. prewashing
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1. Which word is made from two words put together?
A. mountain
B. weekend
C. teacher
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2. Which word means "to try again"?
A. mistry
B. trying
C. retry
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3. Which word is the root word in unsafe?
A. safe
B. un
C. unsafe
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4. Which word means "not having hair"?
A. hairful
B. hairless
C. hairiest
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5. Which word is made from two words put together?
A. evening
B. princess
C. something
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6. How many syllables does the word important have?
A. one
B. two
C. three
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7. Which word means "to count wrongly"?
A. recount
B. miscount
C. countless
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8. Which set of bold letters makes a new sound instead of blending its sounds?
A. shock
B. storm
C. flash
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NOW, I...
Know compound words,
suffixes and prefixes.
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