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Compound words are longer words made by joining two shorter words, which need to be understood to grow your vocabulary in leaps and bounds. This interactive lesson is a superb tool to understand the concept using numerous examples. How to form, recognize and use compound words and their different types, closed-form, hyphenated form, and open form, concepts will be conquered very easily. This resource offers videos, games, and worksheets to help further understand the concept.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
8. Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles to decode and encode (spell) words accurately in isolation and in context.

a. Decode multisyllabic words with common syllable patterns, including open/closed, vowel-r, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, and odd or schwa syllables.

b. Apply knowledge of multisyllabic word construction and syllable division principles to decode grade-appropriate multisyllabic words.

Examples: VC/CV, V/CV, VC/V, CV/VC; com-mit-ment, e-vent, ev-er-y, po-et

c. Decode and encode words with three-consonant blends, digraphs, trigraphs, quadrigraph eigh, combinations, diphthongs, and silent letter combinations.

Examples: spl-, str-, scr-, squ-; th, sh, ch, ck, ph; tch, dge, igh; er, ir, ar, or; oi, oy, ou, ow; kn, gn, mb, wr, gh

d. Decode and encode words with graphemes that represent multiple sound-symbol correspondences by applying knowledge of most common to least common frequency.

Examples: y can be read /y/ in yet, /ē/ in candy, /ī/ in fly
digraph ch can be read /ch/ in chair, /sh/ in chef, and /k/ in school
diphthong ow is read /ou/ in cow, but digraph ow is read /ō/ in snow

e. Decode and encode multisyllabic words using knowledge of stress or accent to pronounce a word correctly, including the schwa sound when appropriate.

Examples: the noun con'/vict vs. the verb con/vict'; the noun pro'/duce vs. the verb pro/duce'

f. Decode and encode words using knowledge of the morphological structure of a word, including prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Examples: fore-, anti-, post-, sub-; -ment, -hood, -er, -or; port, ject, form, dict

g. Decode and encode contractions with am, is, has, not, have, would, and will.

Examples: I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't, I've, he'd, they'll

h. Decode and encode frequently confused homophones accurately using knowledge of English and meaning to facilitate learning.

Examples: hear/here; night/knight; tacks/tax

i. Decode and encode words with hard and soft c and g.

j. Decode and encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular and irregular phoneme-grapheme correspondences, using knowledge of the specific sound-symbol correspondences that are irregular.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
8.
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Multisyllabic word construction
  • Syllable division principles
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Isolation
  • In context
8a.
  • Decode
  • Multisyllabic words
  • Common syllable patterns
  • Open syllable
  • Closed syllable
  • vowel-r syllable
  • Vowel-consonant-e syllable
  • Vowel team syllable
  • Consonant-le syllable
  • Odd syllable
  • Schwa syllable
8b.
  • Multisyllabic word construction
  • Syllable division principles
  • Decode
  • Grade-appropriate multisyllabic words
8c.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Three-Consonant blends
  • Digraphs
  • Trigraphs
  • Quadrigraph
  • Combinations
  • Diphthongs
  • Silent letter combinations
8d.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Graphemes
  • Sound-Symbol correspondences
  • Apply
  • Knowledge
  • Most common frequency
  • Least common frequency
8e.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Multisyllabic words
  • Stress
  • Accent
  • Pronounce
  • Schwa sound
8f.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Knowledge
  • Morphological structure
  • Prefixes
  • Suffixes
  • Roots
8g.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Contractionse
8h.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Frequently confused homophones
  • Accurately
  • Knowledge of English
8i.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Hard c
  • Soft c
  • Hard g
  • Soft g
8j.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Grade-appropriate high frequency words
  • Regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Irregular phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Sound-symbol correspondences
Knowledge:
8. Student know:
  • Spoken words can be represented in print by using letter symbols (graphemes) to represent sounds (phonemes).
  • Printed words can be read by saying the sound (phoneme) that is represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
  • Multisyllabic words contain more than one syllable, and multisyllabic words can be constructed by combining individual syllables.
  • Syllable division is breaking words apart by the syllables.
  • Decode means to read, and encode means to spell.
  • Decoding and encoding in isolation means reading or spelling a single word, while in context refers to these skills within a larger text.
8a.
  • Accurately decoding multisyllabic words requires knowledge of common syllable types.
  • Syllable patterns are principles that help divide words into parts with one vowel sound that can be easily decoded.
8b.
  • Multisyllabic words can be constructed by combining syllables.
  • Syllable division principles help divide words into parts with one vowel sound based on predictable patterns.
8c.
  • Three-consonant blends are a combination of three consonants in which each represents a phoneme sound.
  • Digraphs are two letter combination that represents a single phoneme sound in which neither letter represents its usual sound.
  • Trigraphs are three letter combinations that represents a single phoneme sound.
  • Quadrigraph eigh is a combination of four letters that represents a single phoneme sound.
  • Combinations are two letters that frequently appear together and have an associated phoneme.
  • Diphthongs are single vowel phonemes that glide in the middle.
  • Silent letter combinations are letter combinations in which one or more letters is silent (does not represent a phoneme), but another letter does represent the phoneme.
8d.
  • Graphemes can represent more than one sound.
  • Graphemes represent some sounds more often than other sounds.
8e.
  • Some sounds in words have a stronger emphasis or are heard more clearly and loudly than other sounds within the words.
  • The schwa sound refers to an "empty" vowel in an unaccented syllable, meaning the spelling for the vowel sound is difficult to identify.
8f.
  • Prefixes are word parts that can be added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.
  • Suffixes are word parts that can be added at the end of the word to change the meaning of the word.
  • The root word is the base word in which a prefix or suffix can be added.
  • Morphology refers to the meaningful units of a word that are combined to make the whole word.
8g.
  • Contractions are words that are combined, or shortened, and an apostrophe represents the omitted letters.
8h.
  • Homophones have the same pronunciation, but different meanings, origins, and/or spellings.
8i.
  • The hard sound of c is /k/.
  • The soft sound of c is /s/.
  • The hard sound of g is /g/.
  • The soft sound of g is /j/.
  • The spelling generalizations associated with hard and soft c and g.
8j.
  • Grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
  • Grade-appropriate high frequency words that do not follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
  • The part of a word that does not follow the regular phoneme-grapheme correspondence.
Skills:
8. Students are able to:
  • Read and spell words accurately in isolation and in context based on their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme relationships, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles.
8a.
  • Decode words with more than one syllable using their knowledge of common syllable types: open, closed, vowel-r, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, odd, and schwa.
8b.
  • Decode grade-appropriate multisyllabic words using knowledge of multisyllabic word construction and syllable division principles; for example, VC/CV, com-mit,ment; V/CV, e-vent; VC/V, ev-er-y; CV/VC, po-et.
8c.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with three-consonant blends, such as spl-, str-, scr-, squ-.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with consonant digraphs, such as th, sh, ch, ck, ph.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with consonant trigraphs, such as tch, dge, igh.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with combinations, such as er, ir, ar, or.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with diphthongs, such as oi oy, ou, ow.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with silent letter combinations, such as kn, gn, mb, wr, gh.
8d.
  • Decode and encode words that contain graphemes that represent multiple sound-symbol correspondences, using their knowledge of the most common and least common sound-symbol correspondence; for example, y can be read /y/ in yet, /ē/ in candy, /ī/ in fly.
8e.
  • Decode multisyllabic words using knowledge of stressed and unstressed syllables and the schwa sound, such as the noun con'/vict, vs. the verb con/vict'; the noun pro'/duce vs. the verb pro/duce'.
  • Encode multisyllabic words using knowledge of the stressed and unstressed syllables and the schwa sound.
8f.
  • Decode and encode words with prefixes, suffixes, or both, using their knowledge of the morphological structure of words.
8g.
  • Decode and encode contractions with the words am, is, has, not, have, would, and will, such as I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't, I've, he'd, they'll.
8h.
  • Accurately decode and encode homophones using their understanding of the English language and word meaning; for example, hear/here, night/knight, tacks/tax.
8i.
  • Decode and encode words with the hard and soft c.
  • Decode and encode words with the hard and soft g.
8j.
  • Decode and encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
  • Decode and encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow irregular phoneme-grapheme correspondences, using knowledge of the sound-symbol correspondences that are irregular.
    Understanding:
    8. Students understand that:
    • To read (decode), they must accurately say the sounds (phonemes) that are represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
    • To spell (encode), they must accurately represent the letter symbols (graphemes) that correspond to the spoken sounds (phonemes).
    • They can use syllable division principles to accurately decode and encode words.
    • They can use their knowledge of the six syllable types to accurately decode and encode words.
    • They will sometimes use these skills in isolation, and other times in context when reading or writing a longer text.
    8a.
    • They can decode (read) multisyllabic words by dividing the words into syllables and applying their knowledge of syllable patterns.
    8b.
    • Multisyllabic words are composed of more than one syllable.
    • They can create words that are multisyllabic by combining individual syllables.
    • They can use the syllable division principles to help with decoding grade-appropriate words.
    8c.
    • Some words have special combinations of letters that can be decoded and encoded using their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    8d.
    • Knowing that some graphemes represent multiple sounds strengthens their phonics skills so they are able to readily read and spell words that are both common and not common.
    8e.
    • Knowing stresses and accents in words and how they are pronounced, can help them read and spell the correct word required by the context.
    8f.
    • Their knowledge of the different word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) can help them read and spell most multisyllabic words if they break them apart into smaller morphemes.
    8g.
    • Contractions are combinations of more than one word and use an apostrophe in place of the omitted letters.
    8h.
    • Homophones are words that can be confused so it is important to pay attention to the word's meaning in context (whether in written text or oral conversation) to determine the correct spelling of the homophone.
    8i.
    • The letter that follows a c or g determines the sound that c or g will make in a word.
    • C makes a hard sound when it comes before a, o, u, or any consonant, and it makes a soft sound when it comes before i, e, or y.
    • G makes a hard sound when it comes before a, o, u, or any consonant, and it makes a soft sound when it comes before i, e, or y.
    8j.
    • Some high frequency words have regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences, while others have irregular spelling patterns that they must learn to be able to read and spell the words accurately.
    English Language Arts
    ELA2021 (2021)
    Grade: 3
    15. Analyze meaningful parts (morphemes) of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

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

    Examples: affixes -less, -ful, pro-, trans- ; roots aqua, cent, port, form, ject, spect, dict, tend, fer

    b. Apply knowledge of the changes in tense (-ed), number (-s), and degree (-er and -est) signified by inflected endings to determine the meaning of a word.

    c. Identify common and derivational prefixes and suffixes and use them as clues to a word's meaning.

    Examples: pre-, re-, mis-; -ly, -less, -ful, -able, -ment

    d. Identify common Latin and Greek roots and use them to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

    e. Sort words with shared and varied suffixes by parts of speech.
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    Teacher Vocabulary:
    15.
    • Analyze
    • Meaningful parts
    • Morphemes
    • Words
    • Phrases
    15a.
    • Meaningful parts of words
    • Morphemes
    • Clues
    • Unfamiliar words
    • Base words
    • Roots
    • Affixes
    • Inflections
    15b.
    • Knowledge
    • Tense
    • Number
    • Degree
    • Inflected endings
    • Determine
    15c.
    • Identify
    • Common and derivational prefixes
    • Common and derivational suffixes
    15d.
    • Identify
    • Common Latin roots
    • Common Greek roots
    • Determine
    15e.
    • Sort
    • Suffixes
    • Parts of speech
    Knowledge:
    15. Students know:
    • Morphemes are the smallest unit in a word that carry meaning.
    • Words and phrases can be divided into morphemes to identify the meaning of the word or phrase.
    15a.
    • Morphemes are the smallest unit in a word that carry meaning.
    • Morphemes can be used to determine meanings of words.
    • Affixes and inflections can be added to words to change their meaning.
    15b.
    • Inflected endings are added to words to show that a word's meaning has changed in tense, number, or degree.
    15c.
    • Prefixes and suffixes change a word's meaning.
    15d.
    • Many English words and English morphemes originated from ancient Latin and Greek languages.
    • Understanding Latin and Greek roots can provide clues to meanings of unknown words.
    15e.
    • Suffixes are word parts that are added to the ends of words.
    • Parts of speech are words that can be categorized by their function in a sentence.
    • Different parts of speech require different types of suffixes.
    Skills:
    15. Students are able to:
    • Identify and analyze morphemes of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
    15a.
    • Identify morphemes and use them as clues to determine word meaning, including affixes like -less, -ful, pro-, trans- and roots like aqua, cent, port, form, ject, spect, dict, tend, fer.
    15b.
    • Apply knowledge of inflectional endings to determine meaning of words.
    15c.
    • Identify common and derivational prefixes, such as pre-, re-, mis-, and use them as clues to learn a word's meaning.
    • Identify common and derivational suffixes, such as -ly, -less, -ful, -able, -ment, and use them as clues to learn a word's meaning.
    15d.
    • Identify and use Latin and Greek roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
    15e.
    • Sort words with suffixes by parts of speech.
    Understanding:
    15. Students understand that:
    • Morphemes are meaningful word parts, and they can help find the meaning of unfamiliar words.
    15a.
    • Base words, roots, affixes, inflections and other morphemes can be used to help find the meaning of unfamiliar words.
    15b.
    • When a word has an inflected ending, the meaning of the base word has changed.
    • When an -ed is added to a verb, it signifies the verb happened in the past.
    • When an -s is added to a noun, it signifies the noun is plural (more than one).
    • When an -er or -est is added to the end of an adjective it changes the degree of comparison.
    15c.
    • Prefixes and suffixes change a word's meaning.
    15d.
    • The meaning of an unknown word can be learned by knowing the orthography of the word, including its origin.
    15e.
    • When a suffix is added to the end of a word, it changes the meaning of the word.
    • Each part of speech provides a different type of information.
    • Words can be categorized by parts of speech.
    • English orthography dictates that only particular suffixes can be added to each part of speech.
    English Language Arts
    ELA2021 (2021)
    Grade: 4
    3. Apply knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to decode unfamiliar multisyllabic words.
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    Teacher Vocabulary:
    3.
    • Roots
    • Suffixes
    • Prefixes
    • Decode
    • Multisyllabic words
    Knowledge:
    3. Students know:
    • Prefixes are word parts that can be added to the beginning of a word.
    • Suffixes are word parts that can be added at the end of a word.
    • The root word is the base word in which a prefix or suffix can be added.
      Skills:
      3. Students are able to:
      • Decode (read) multisyllabic words using their knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes.
      Understanding:
      3. Students understand that:
      • Their knowledge of the different word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) can help them read most multisyllabic words if they divide them apart into smaller units.
      English Language Arts
      ELA2021 (2021)
      Grade: 4
      4. Apply knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to encode unfamiliar multisyllabic words.
      Unpacked Content
      Teacher Vocabulary:
      4.
      • Roots
      • Suffixes
      • Prefixes
      • Encode
      • Multisyllabic words
      Knowledge:
      4. Students know:
      • Prefixes are word parts that can be added to the beginning of a word.
      • Suffixes are word parts that can be added at the end of a word.
      • The root word is the base word in which a prefix or suffix can be added.
        Skills:
        4. Students are able to:
        • Encode (write/spell) multisyllabic words using their knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes.
        Understanding:
        4. Students understand that:
        • Their knowledge of the different word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) can help them spell most multisyllabic words if they divide them apart into smaller units.
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