Reading Foundations Lesson

Step 1: Find SOUNDED vowels
Step 2: "Call the dog" to divide syllables
Step 3: Check syllable division with syllable types
(open- long vowels, closed- short vowels, VCe, VV, Vr, Cle)

Syllable Division and Types

Multiple Choice

How would you divide this word into syllables?

environment

• en-vir-o-ment

• en-vi-ro-ment

• en-vi-ro-me-nt

• en-viro-ment

Multiple Choice

How would you divide this word into syllables?

vibration

• vib-ra-tion

• vibr-a-tion

• vi-bra-tion

• vi-bra-ti-on

Multiple Choice

How would you divide this word into syllables?

harmony

• har-mony

• har-mon-y

• har-mo-ny

• harm-o-ny

Prefix: Comes BEFORE the word to change the meaning.

Root Word: The base word or main-meaning word

Suffix: Comes at the END of the word to change the meaning.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a prefix that means "not"?

• magnetic

• nonviolent

• microchip

• angelic

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a suffix that means "having to do with"?

• teacher

• nonviolent

• microchip

• angelic

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a prefix that means "go beyond"?

• teacher

• outnumber

• microchip

• impossible

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a suffix that means "to cause or to become"?

• teacher

• outnumber

• outbid

• straighten

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a suffix that means "a person's work or action"?

• disapprove

• outnumber

• butchery

• tolerable

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a prefix that means "not or opposite"?

• disapprove

• outnumber

• butchery

• tolerable

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a prefix that means "the opposite"?

• microscope

• unload

• reabsorb

• tolerable

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a prefix that means "again"?

• microscope

• unload

• reabsorb

• tolerable

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a suffix that means "having or full of"?

• foamy

• unload

• reabsorb

• hatchery

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a prefix that means "wrong"?

• statement

• internet

• reabsorb

• mismatched

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has a prefix that means "not"?

• statement

• gloomier

• impure

• mismatched

Multiple Choice

What does the root tract mean?

• bend/curve

• pull/drag

• far away

• farming

Multiple Choice

What does the root quar mean?

• look/obsreve

• pull/drag

• four

• many

Multiple Choice

What does the root flex mean?

• look/obsreve

• pull/drag

• bend or curve

• many

Multiple Choice

What does the root phto mean?

• look/obsreve

• far away

• bend or curve

• light

Multiple Choice

What does the root uni mean?

• one

• sun

• bend or curve

• college

Multiple Choice

What does the root scope mean?

• measure

• sun

• light

• look at or observe

Multiple Choice

What does the root auto mean?

• measure

• car

• self or own

• look at or observe

Multiple Choice

What does the root aud mean?

• hear or listen

• car

• pull or drag

• look at or observe

Multiple Choice

What does the root bio mean?

• armpits

• car

• life

• robots