Read a suffix meaning

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Prefix word: reread. Suffix word: teacher. Contraction: don’t. Sentence: After lunch, we read.
• Primary check: Prefix word: unkind. Suffix word: hopeful. Contraction: I’m. Sentence: We read a book.
• An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.

Learn the idea

A suffix follows a base. -er can name a person who does something, -ful means full of, -less means without and -ly often turns an adjective into an adverb.

Locate the ending and state how it changes the base meaning. Read the new word aloud as one complete word.

Example to read or listen to: Prefix word: reread. Suffix word: teacher. Contraction: don’t. Sentence: After lunch, we read. The answer is person who does it. The relevant input states: Suffix word: teacher. This fits person who does it. A suffix follows a base. -er can name a person who does something, -ful means full of, -less means without and -ly often turns an adjective into an adverb. The -er in taller compares; it does not name a person.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Locate the ending and state how it changes the base meaning. Read the new word aloud as one complete word.
3. Check the worked solution: person who does it. The relevant input states: Suffix word: teacher. This fits person who does it. A suffix follows a base. -er can name a person who does something, -ful means full of, -less means without and -ly often turns an adjective into an adverb. The -er in taller compares; it does not name a person.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Decode and expand: Before lunch, we’re rereading a helpful note. Explain before, we are, read again and full of help. Read the sentence in two meaningful phrases without skipping any words. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A suffix follows a base. -er can name a person who does something, -ful means full of, -less means without and -ly often turns an adjective into an adverb.

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