Understanding Suffixes and Prefixes

Mrs. Vaujay introduces a lesson on prefixes and suffixes, starting with a daily starter word 'goth'. The lesson recaps prefixes and delves into suffixes, explaining their meanings and how they modify root words. Students are given exercises to practice suffixes and learn about advanced suffixes that change word forms. The lesson concludes with instructions for further activities.

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• English

• History

• Science

• Mathematics

What does the word 'goth' originally mean?

• A historical period

• A type of clothing

• A yard or garden

• A type of music

What is a prefix?

• A word part added to the beginning of a word

• A word part added to the end of a word

• A word part that changes the word's tense

• A word part that changes the word's number

What does the suffix 'able' mean?

• Full of

• Without

• Can be done

• One who

Which suffix means 'full of'?

• Full

• Able

• Less

• Ship

What does the suffix 'est' signify?

• One who

• Most

• Can be done

• Without

What happens to the word 'pretty' when 'est' is added?

• It becomes 'prettiest'

• It becomes 'prettyer'

• It becomes 'prettiestest'

• It becomes 'prettiesty'

What is the suffix in the word 'careful'?

• Able

• Less

• Full

• Care

Which suffix would you add to 'glory' to make it a verb?

• En

• Able

• Ify

• Ise

What is the correct transformation of 'destroy' with a suffix?

• Destroyify

• Destroyal

• Destruction

• Destroyism