A. Use structural analysis to develop meaning (AL COS) (SAT 10) Examples: prefixes, suffixes, root words, inflectional endings

Spelling: A Key to Good Communication:  These links lead you to rules about adding suffixes to words. Includes practice exercises and word lists.

Bartleby.com:  This page has six rules for adding suffixes to words. Links at the bottom explain the meaning of prefixes and suffixes.

Quia.com:  Play four different online games to practice using prefixes.  

Quia.com:  This site has three games that require you to match the root word to a prefix.

Prefix-Suffix Concentration:  This is a lesson plan for a game for students to practice and review prefixes and suffixes and their meanings.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B: Read one's own writing or simple narrative text and begin to produce phonemes appropriately.
E/B: Recognize and produce English phonemes students already know, and possibly use them in simple phrases or sentences.
D: Identify change in voice and expression in stories that are read by self and read aloud.
D: Use letter-sound relationships and word roots to produce and understand multi-syllabic words; E: Use letter-sound relationships and word roots to produce and understand new word families.
D, E: Recognize and use prefixes and suffixes to find meanings of unknown words.
D: Use synonyms and antonyms to demonstrate understanding of words; E: Use synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and homographs to determine meanings of words.
E: Identify and analyze sentence and context clues to find meanings of unknown words.
E: Read narrative and expository texts with change in voice and expression.
 

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