Visual/Prefix-Suffix

Find a Prefix:

1.Have the students form words using prefixes, such as:

2.Have the students look in a newspaper or magazine and have them find 5 words that begin with a certain prefix, such as un- or re-.

3. You could also give the student the definition an have them match the word contain a prefix with the proper definition, such as:

* to spell a word again - respell

* sad; not happy - unhappy

Matching Prefixes with Root Words:

Make two sets of cards. One with prefixes and the other with root words. Put the definitions of the words on the back or the cards and do the same for prefixes. Then you can have the kids make words by saying the definition of the prefix. For example - say not done. They would find the prefix "un" and the word done. They they would put the cards together to see that they have created a new word.

Resource:

http://serv1.ncte.org/teach//Garbis2377.html

 Suffixes (changing y to i):

Find as many words or use spelling words that can be changed from y to i. For example, beauty to beautiful or company to companies. Create a cross word puzzle with the y word being the hint and with the i word being the word that is to be found. This will help students with their spelling words and their suffixes of changing y to i. This process even works with the silent e. For example, ride to riding.

Resource:

PuzzleMaker--http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

http://teach.fcps.net/trt18/Literacy_lesson_archive.htm

Resource: http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmsv/5/handson/level5.pdf

Idea: Students go to the website http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=5521 and play the prefix and suffix games they have. There is one for each.

Resource: http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=5521

Title: Roll a Word

Idea: ~Find 3 large dice
~Print off prefixes, suffixes, and root words ~Tape all a the prefixes to one dice, suffixes to another, and root words to another ~Have the students take turns rolling the prefix dice first, root word second, and the suffix last ~Once a student has rolled the three dice they need to put them together to see if they've formed a word - if not they need to take which ever one (prefix, suffix, or root word) that didn't fit and roll that dice again

Title: Suffix Bucket
Idea: 1.  Have a bucket filled with suffix endings such as -ful, -ly, -ment, -ist, -er, and -age.  (There are many more that you can use within your classroom depending on the grade level.  See a complete listing at        
http://www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/~wernerr/grammar/suffixes_eng.html )

2.  Break classroom into groups of four. 

3.  Draw a suffix out of your bucket.  Give the students one minute to think of as many words that end with the appropriate suffix.  Be sure to give the class an example of a word with the appropriate suffix.  For example if you chose the suffix -age out of the bucket you could give the example "shortage." 

4.  Once one minute is up have each group report their words to the whole class.  The teacher can then write the words on the board for all students to see. 

5.  Continue this process until all the suffixes are out of the bucket.  Have students try to increase the number of words each time by 5% of the previous suffix.  For example if the students thought of 20 -ment words then have them think of 21 -er words. 

Resource: http://www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/~wernerr/grammar/suffixes_eng.html

Title: Word Hunt
Idea: 1. First take some words that contain prefixes and suffixes and split the words onto cards that contain the prefix on one card and the root word on the other and the same with the suffix and root word. 
2. Place the prefixes and suffixes round the room. 
3. Split the children into groups of 4 or 5 students and give them each about 7 or 8 root words and send them on a hunt to find the right prefix or suffix for those words.  4. When they are finished come back together as a group and go over the words. 
5. If a team was unable to find a prefix or suffix to work for their word then the class can figure out how to fix it.

Title: Nifty Thrifty Fifty Activities and Other Supplements
Idea: Nifty Thrifty Fifty is a list of 50 words with common roots, prefixes and suffixes. This site has a variety of games that help students learn those 50 words. Learning the list of 50 words will help students become better with decoding, helps with spelling, and also spelling. Mastering these prefixes and suffixes are crucial to expanding the vocabulary of students.

The Teachers.net website has a variety of documents such as word walls, and more supplements to Nifty Thrifty Fifty.

The last resource link is a direct link to the Nifty Thrifty Fifty (Speed Challenge)PowerPoint. There is also a slower speed PowerPoint option.
Resource: http://www.deerriver.k12.mn.us/documents/games/nifty50.htm

http://teachers.net/4blocks/goodies.html

http://www.gamequarium.com/niftyfiftythrifty-1.pps