Decoding and Spelling Big Words Antidisestablishmentarianism

Teaching Common Prefixes and Suffixes 4 prefixes un, re, in and dis, accounts for 58 percent of prefix words 16 other prefixes account for 95 percent of all other the prefix words Suffixes s/es, ed and ing, account for 65 percent of suffix words 11 other suffixes account 87 percent of all the suffix words Read second paragraph on pg 159

Word Detectives for Prefixes Write 9 words that start with “re” on note cards 3 of the words mean back 3 of the words mean again 3 have no apparent meaning Back Again No Meaning rebound redo record return replay responsible replace rework reveal We as the teacher will provide these examples and the students are to come up with their own examples.

“UnPeelable” These “unpeelable” prefixes do not leave recognizable words when they are “peeled off”. Con- Construction, Concrete, Conversation Em- Employee, Embassy Ex- Explain, expensive Per- Personality, and Permanent

Word Detectives for Suffixes People Who Do Things That Do reporter copier teacher computer manager heater “More” No Meaning fatter under richer after greater winter

Teaching Common Roots Root is a morpheme, the basic part of the word to which affixes are added Start off with the word play Write the word on the board Tell students that a word like play can become a big word when parts are added to the beginning and ending of a word Replay Plays ballplayer Overplay Player Outplay Played misplay playfullness

The Nifty Thrifty Fifty Examples for words that are familiar to children that have prefixes and/or suffixes. http://www.deerriver.k12.mn.us/documents/games/nifty50.htm It’s as Easy Pull up website to show exercises

How to figure out a big word Different People like different kinds of entertainment. The “big” in this sentence is entertainment Cover up everything but enter- Cover up everything but –tain- Repeat with –ment Talk about the two important questions on pg 179

Big Word Collectors Topic Board Say it better word - little words that can turn into big words that mean the same thing Encourage students to make their own topics and look up big words that relate to the topic Page 190- 191 and 183