ROOTS AND AFFIXES

THURSDAY

SSR
Read silently In your SSR log - make a prediction (what you think will happen

next) about your reading

DO NOW

Divide the following word into its prefix / root / suffix

MICROSCOPIC

ROOTS

Two kinds of roots

Base -stand alone
joy

Combining need an affix

tele

AFFIXES
Prefix
Comes before a root DE remove or reduce Debug a computer to make it work.

Suffix
Comes after a root NESS the state of being something His illness caused him to miss

several days of school.

HOW DOES THIS BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY?

Dont know the whole word?

Break it down into the parts you DO know!

ANACHRONISM Ana = back / wrong Chrono = time Ism = the act of

LETS PRACTICE

RETENTION

REACTIVE
PREDICTION

GROUP WORK
Lets play a game Each team has a group of prefixes, roots, suffixes, and

definitions. Your job is to put them together correctly

Prefix + Root + Suffix = Definition Use a dictionary if necessary

Use Buckle Down pages 10-13

EXIT TICKET
Break each word down into its parts.
Define each part
Define the entire word Use pages 10 13 in Buckle Down or a dictionary for help

INCREDIBLE OVERACTING

INSPECTION