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Elizabeth Akers

Affix of the Week

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Subjects: Writing, English Language Arts, Reading

Student Instructions

This week you will learn more about the affix/suffix/prefix: INSERT WORD HERE 1. Tap add to begin this activity. 2. Use the label tool to complete the assigned page(s). 3. Use an online reference tool if you need help. Teacher: INSERT LINK HERE 4.Press check to post to your journal. If you are not finished, you may click draft to finish later.

Teacher Notes (not visible to students)

Feel free to tweak to add voice recordings reading each page, edit the directions, or delete my bitmoji. Here is a list of common affixes you can use: https://www.enchantedlearning.com/grammar/prefixsuffix/index.shtml CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.B Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.B Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.E Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.D Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.C Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

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