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40 Making New Words

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Making New Words Opening Page

Start-Up Activity

Display the base word "lock" surrounded by the following word parts.

re   er
 

lock

  
un   ed

Ask students to come up with as many new words as they can by adding one or more of the parts to the beginning or end of the base word. Discuss how the meaning of the base word changed when different word parts were added. Define each new word, and define each prefix and suffix.

Then read aloud the chapter introduction. Explain that this chapter will show students how to make new words using prefixes, bases, and suffixes.

Think About It

“I like good strong words that mean something.”

—Louisa May Alcott

State Standards Covered in This Chapter

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.D

LAFS Covered in This Chapter

LAFS.2.RF.3.3

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

110.4.b.2.A

110.4.b.2.B

110.4.b.2.C.vi

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

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Making New Words with Prefixes

Remind your students that a prefix is a word part you add to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. Review the meaning of each prefix below and have students add it to the base words that follow. Ask students to define each new term.

  • re (again): view, build, do, think, place
  • un (not): seen, pack, clear, common, heard
State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.2.RF.3.3
TEKS Standard:
110.4.b.2.A, 110.4.b.2.B
NE ELA Standard:
LA 2.1.2, LA 2.1.3

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Level:
Grade 2
21st Century Skills:
ReadingBuilding Vocabulary
English Language Arts:
ReadingSpellingPrecise Words

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Making New Words with Suffixes

Remind students what a suffix is—a word part that goes at the end of a base word and changes its meaning. Then review these three basic suffixes:

  • ed (past)
  • er (a person who does something)
  • ing (doing or acting)

Display the following base words for students. Have them mix and match the suffixes and base words to create and define new words.

  • bowl
  • shout
  • shop

 

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.2.RF.3.3
TEKS Standard:
110.4.b.2.A, 110.4.b.2.B
NE ELA Standard:
LA 2.1.2, LA 2.1.3

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Level:
Grade 2
21st Century Skills:
ReadingBuilding Vocabulary
English Language Arts:
ReadingPrecise Words

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More Prefixes and Suffixes

Review with students the other common prefixes and suffixes on page 213.

Ask students to build one new word using a prefix and another new word using a suffix. Have them use their new words in a sentence. Then have students exchange their sentences with partners, who rewrite the sentence using new prefix and suffix words.

Ask for volunteers to read both the original and revised sentences. Discuss how revising the word parts changed the meaning of the sentence. 

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.2.RF.3.3
TEKS Standard:
110.4.b.2.A, 110.4.b.2.B
NE ELA Standard:
LA 2.1.2, LA 2.1.3

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Level:
Grade 2
21st Century Skills:
ReadingBuilding Vocabulary
English Language Arts:
ReadingPrecise Words