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Suffix Factory

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Title:

 Suffix Factory

URL:

 https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/suffix-factory-set-1?phase=6

Content Source:

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Phonics Bloom
Type: Interactive/Game

Overview:

A word on a box moves along a belt at the spelling factory. On the right, you see one of the three suffixes -ed, -er, or -ful. At the top of the screen is a rule for adding that suffix. If the rule is used for the word you see, click the tick on the right side of the rule. If it is not correct click the cross on the left. The box will then move along the belt and onto a waiting lorry. If you are wrong the lorry will drop the box. If you are right the lorry will take the box away.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
12. Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

a. Identify possessives and plurals and use them as clues to the meaning of text.

Example: Jack's coat, mom's car; pigs, pig's, pigs'

b. Identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes) and use them as clues to the meaning of unknown words, including frequently occurring affixes and inflections -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est.

Examples: Explain that adding suffix -s changes a singular noun to a plural noun and adding suffix -ed changes a verb to past tense.

c. Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

Examples: look, peek, glance, stare, glare; big, large, gigantic, monstrous
Act out tiptoe, creep, and march to distinguish shades of meaning in words related to walk.
Discuss synonyms and antonyms.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
12.
  • Unfamiliar words
  • Unfamiliar phrases
  • Discussions
  • Text
12a.
  • Identify
  • Possessives
  • Plurals
  • Meaning of text
12b.
  • Meaningful word parts
  • Morphemes
  • Unknown words
  • Affixes
  • Inflections
12c.
  • Word relationships
  • Nuances in word meanings
  • Opposites
  • Shades of meaning
  • Similar or related words
Knowledge:
12. Students know:
  • Strategies for identifying unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
  • Several question stems related to unfamiliar words or phrases in discussions and/or text.
  • Techniques for clarifying unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
12a.
  • The features of possessive nouns.
  • The features of plural nouns.
12b.
  • Words are made of meaningful word parts called morphemes.
  • Morphemes can provide clues about the meaning of a word.
12c.
  • Word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Skills:
12. Students are able to:
  • Identify unfamiliar words and phrases.
  • Ask questions about unfamiliar words and phrases.
  • Answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases.
  • Clarify meaning of words and phrases through questions.
12a.
  • Identify possessives and plurals of words, such as pigs, pig's, pigs'.
  • Use the possessives and plurals of a word to determine the meaning of a text, like Jack's coat, mom's car.
12b.
  • Recognize meaningful parts of words (morphemes).
  • Utilize morphemes as clues to identify the meaning of unknown words.
  • Use affixes as clues to the meaning of unknown words.
  • Identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms.
12c.
  • Describe word relationships and slight variations in meaning, such as look, peek, glance, stare, glare; big, large, gigantic, monstrous.
  • Describe word relationships by relating words of opposite meanings (antonyms) and similar meanings (synonyms).
  • Distinguish shades of meaning in related words, like acting out tiptoe, creep, and march to distinguish nuances in words related to walk.
Understanding:
12. Students understand that:
  • It is important to ask questions about unfamiliar words and phrases to clarify the meaning of new vocabulary words.
12a.
  • Making a word possessive or plural changes the meaning of a text.
12b.
  • Identifying root words and affixes provide clues to the meaning of unknown words and phrases.
12c.
  • Writers and speakers should carefully select words to convey specific meanings, ideas, and relationships.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
17. Analyze meaningful parts of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

a. Identify possessives and plurals and use them as clues to the meaning of text.

Example: girl's dress; boys' game; cats, cat's, cats'; houses, house's shutters

b. Identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes) and use them as clues to the meaning of unknown words, including base words, compound words, and frequently occurring affixes and inflections.

Examples: -less, -ful, -est

Note: Adding suffix -est changes an adjective to a superlative adjective; adding suffix -ful changes the part of speech.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
17.
  • Analyze
  • Meaningful word parts
  • Phrases
17a.
  • Possessives
  • Plurals
17b.
  • Identify
  • Meaningful parts of words
  • Morphemes
  • Base words
  • Compound words
  • Affixes
  • Inflections
Knowledge:
17. Students know:
  • Words can be divided into parts to learn the meaning of the word.
  • Phrases are groups of words that carry meaning.
17a.
  • That possessives show ownership, and plural mean more than one.
17b.
  • Words can be divided into smaller parts that carry meaning, which are called morphemes.
  • Compound words are one word made of two independent, base words (example: hot dog is made of hot and dog).
  • Affixes and inflections can be added to words to change their meaning.
Skills:
17. Students are able to:
  • Identify and analyze meaningful parts of words or phrases in discussions and/or text.
17a.
  • Identify possessives by the apostrophe either before or after the s, such as girl's dress; boys' game.
  • Identify plurals by the -s or -es at the end of singular words, such as cats; houses.
  • Use possessives and plurals as clues to the meaning of the text, such as cats, cat's cats'; houses, house's shutters.
17b.
  • Break words down into their smallest meaningful parts (morphemes) to determine the meaning of an unknown word.
  • Identify suffixes like -less, -est, -ful to determine the meaning of an unknown word.
  • Divide compound words into their smaller individual words to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Understanding:
17. Students understand that:
  • Words can be divided into smaller units that carry meaning.
  • Phrases are groups of words that carry meaning.
17a.
  • Possessives and plurals may change the meaning of text.
17b.
  • They can break words into smaller parts to determine the meaning of words that they don't know.
  • Knowing affixes and inflections can also help them determine the meaning of unknown words.
  • Compound words are made of two base words, and they can divide the compound word into two parts.
Tags: morpheme, phonics, suffix
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