Prefixes
The prefix re- means “again.”
What does the word rewrite mean?
To write again
Add the correct suffix (-s or -es) to make the word plural:
box → ?
Boxes
Add -ing to the word make.
What is the correct spelling? Please explain why.
Make - making
Rule:
Drop the E rule
Look at the word transport.
Which part is the root?
A) trans
B) port
C) sport
B) port (it means carry)
Which word should always be capitalized, and why?
A) river
B) monday
C) book
b) Monday
Days of the week are proper nouns and always capitalized.
Look at the word unhappy.
What is the prefix, and what does it tell us about the word?
Prefix: un-
Meaning: not (not happy)
Add -ed to the word jump.
What is the new word, and what does it tell us about when the action happened?
jumped
It happened in the past
Add -ed to the word hop.
What happens to the last letter?
hopped
The p is doubled
Rule:1-1-1 Doubling rule
In the word "rebuild," which part is the base word, not a root?
A) re
B) build
C) rebuild
B) build
“Build” can stand alone → base word, not a root.
In the sentence below, which verb describes the action of which noun?
The dog chased the ball while the children laughed and clapped.
Hint: You may want to find the two nouns in this sentence first, before figuring out which verb describes the action of each noun.
chased → dog
laughed → children
Break the word preview into parts.
What does preview most likely mean?
pre- = before
view = see
Meaning: to see something before
What does adding -ing to the word run change?
Hint: Are we talking about now, before, or later? How did you know?
It shows the action is happening now / ongoing
(running)
Change the word carry to show it is happening now (he/she/it).
He/she ________ a basket.
Carries
Rule:The Y rule
(y makes the long ē sound in this word)
Which word has the same root as project?
A) reject
B) transport
C) rebuild
A) reject (it means throw)
Why:
project and reject both contain the root ject
transport has port
rebuild has a base word, not a root
Add the correct punctuation to the sentence below
Can you believe it__ she said yes.
A) ?
B) .
C) !
D) ? and !
A) ?
Can you believe it? She said yes.
The word misunderstand has the prefix mis-.
Which meaning fits best, why?
A) To understand very well
B) To understand incorrectly
C) To understand again
B) To understand incorrectly
Which word correctly completes the sentence? Why?
Yesterday, I _______ to school.
A) walk
B) walking
C) walked
C) walked
The base word is shop.
1️⃣ Add -ing to spell the new word
2️⃣ What spelling rule did you use?
1️⃣ shopping
2️⃣ 1-1-1 Doubling Rule
The root port means carry.
Which word most likely means to carry something across?
A) report
B) transport
C) support
B) transport
Why: Trans- means across. Port means carry.
Correct all capitalization and punctuation mistakes in this sentence:
yesterday sheldon and i went to the park and saw a squirrel it was very cute
Yesterday, Sheldon and I went to the park, and saw a squirrel. It was very cute.
Look at the word overheat
1️⃣ What is the prefix?
2️⃣ What is the base word?
3️⃣ What does overheat most likely mean?
1️⃣ Prefix: over-
2️⃣ Base word: heat
3️⃣ Meaning: to get too hot
The base word is play.
1️⃣ Add a suffix to show more than one
2️⃣ Add a suffix to show the action is happening now
1️⃣ plays
2️⃣ playing
You are adding -ing to these two words:
shop & help
1️⃣ Which word needs a letter doubled?
2️⃣ Spell both new words correctly.
3️⃣ Explain why only one word follows the doubling rule.
1️⃣ shop needs a letter doubled
2️⃣ shopping, helping
3️⃣ shop follows the 1-1-1 doubling rule (1 syllable, 1 vowel, 1 consonant).
help does not because it ends with two consonants.
What are the three different parts that make up the word transportation?
Hint:
1️⃣ What part comes at the beginning?
2️⃣ What part is the root?
3️⃣ What part comes at the end?
Prefix: trans- (across)
Root: port (carry)
Suffix: -ation (makes the word as a noun)
CHALLENGE:
Can your group list the 13 abbreviations of Canada’s provinces and territories?
Provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Territories: Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
Hint: Alberta (AB), Nunavut (NU)
Provinces: Alberta (AB), British Columbia (BC), Manitoba (MB), New Brunswick (NB), Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Nova Scotia (NS), Ontario (ON), Prince Edward Island (PEI), Quebec (QC), Saskatchewan (SK),
Territories: Northwest Territories (NT), Nunavut (NU), Yukon Territory (YT)