Decoding Words
Prefixes & Suffixes 3.3A
Latin Suffixes 3.3B
Multi-syllable words 3.3C
Irregular Spelled words 3.3D
100
Read the word:  straw
What is:  straw?


The horse ate a pile of straw.

100

To preheat the oven means?

A.  To heat before

B.  To heat to a high temperature

C.  To heat while cooking

What is:   A.  To heat before?  pre=before
100

Break the following words into the root(base) word and the suffix.

teacher

player




What is:  teach +  er

              play  +  er

er=one who

100
Read the word:  basketball

What is:   basketball?

bas+ket+ball

100
What is the correct spelling?


friend

freind

What is:  friend?
200
Read the word:  porch
What is:  porch?


Gram sat on the porch swing.

200

To reread something means?

A.  To read before

B.  To read again

C.  To read fast

What is:  B.  To read again?  re=again
200

Break the following words into the root(base) word and the suffix.

taller

shorter

What is:  tall + er

              short + er

er= more

200
Read the word:  dictionary

What is:  dictionary?

dic+tion+aty

200
What is the correct spelling?


graff

graph

What is:  graph?
300
Read the word:  puddle
What is:  puddle?


The boy jumped in the mud puddle.

300

To misunderstand means?

A.  To know what to do

B.  To not understand

C.  To argue

What is:  B.  To not understand?  mis=not
300

Break the following words into root(base) words and the suffix.


tallest

shortest

What is:  tall + est

              short + est

est = most

300
Read the word:   conversation

What is:  conversation?

con+ver+sa+tion

300
What is the correct spelling?


cherrys

cherries

cherryes

What is:  cherries?
400
Read the word:   homework
What is:  homework?


The teacher gave us homework for the weekend.

400

Hopeful means?

A.  Wanting more hope

B.  Not having hope

C.  Full of hope

What is:  C.  Full of hope?  Full=full of
400

Break the following words into the base(root) word and the suffix.

trainable

doable

What is:  train + able

              do + able

able=can be done

400
Read the word:  waitress

What is:  waitress?

wait+ress

400
What is the correct spelling?


hopeful

hopefull

What is:  hopeful?
500
Read the word:   direction
What is:  direction?


The car turned to the north direction.

500

What does thoughtless mean?


What is:  Without thought?  Less=without
500

 What does the suffix ly mean?

quickly= done quick

loudly= done loud

nicely= done nice


What is:  ly= how something is done?

500
Read the word:  uncomfortable

What is:  uncomfortable?

un+com+fort+able

500
What is the correct spelling?


achewally

actually

actchewally

What is:  actually?